Word: profoundly
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...impending change was almost universally bemoaned in the New Journalistic community, which had been well-represented in Harper's during the two year reign of former editor Michael Kinsley. During Kinsley's tenure the magazine had been witty, controversial, and occasionally profound as it attempted to revive the essay from and apply it to intriguing, off-beat subjects such as the ethos of Thanksgiving or the politics of funeral homes. Kinsley delighted in using his "The Easy Chair" column to lambaste sacred cows, including Jonathan Schell just after Schell had written The Fate of the Earth and was considered...
After Lapham took over, the magazine continued in a holding pattern until January, when Lapham's "Letter to the Reader" hinted at the changes to come. He addressed the "aura of intellectual defeat" surrounding national magazines dealing in ideas, and advanced the profound observation that "fewer and fewer people find the time to even glance at the papers...
...both Cornell and Princeton won't lose to night. And when the cagers dig deep, they know that. Then the hurt begins to sting, and the profound disappointment is realized...
...mood that will engulf Briggs Athletic Center after tomorrow night's final regular-season basketball game will reflect a state of pandemonium or profound sorrow...
...this decline in familial norms and attitudes among the Black poor. And here we see that the "cultural" interpretation fails much like the one of "racism." In the last 30 years there have been many developments such as demographic shifts and changes in the economy which have had a profound impact on the lives of a large number of Black Americans. Contrary to the notion that the attitudes and behaviors of lower-income Blacks are internal and largely unrelated to external influences such as the economy. It is these developments which explain the insistence of such a high rate...