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Harvard women's lacrosse Co-Captain Sarah Leary has that elusive je ne sais quoi that it takes to be the country's leading goalie...

Author: By Andrew J. Arends, CONTRIBUTING REPORTER | Title: USA's Top Goalie Key to Championship | 3/19/1992 | See Source »

Toby Blackwell followed with a brilliant lead in "Midnight Train to Georgia." This number showcased the group's impressive singing abilities as well as its complicated choreography, which added that extra je ne sais quoi to their performances...

Author: By Daniel J. Sharfstein, | Title: Making the Best of Their Opportunities | 10/25/1991 | See Source »

...boxing that's dead, has been since Primo Carnera retired. It's a sham and a shuck, lacking the je ne sais quoi of monster-truck racing and the visual appeal of a carton of eggs falling off the kitchen counter. Nobody cares except a couple dozen middle-aged sports editors. If those guys would unplug the publicity tubes...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: It's Coming Back to Me Now! | 4/22/1991 | See Source »

...woman's breasts." But instead, he says, "We're going to talk about this cult that stabbed the kids and cut the kids' noses off, and you'll get to actually see a picture of it. It will be really neat." Geraldo has that certain je ne sais quoi. For want of a better word, I would call him a jerk...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Interview with DAVE BARRY: Madcap Airs All | 7/3/1989 | See Source »

...title that testifies to your position as the near equal of the entrenched establishment. The results are frequently rather interesting. For instance, "Official Poster Designer, Hasty Pudding Theatricals 161" has a rather Olympic ring to it, I think, while "Sackbut" tends a bit more to the je ne sais quoi...

Author: By David A. Shaywitz, | Title: A Process Beyond Comp-are | 5/1/1989 | See Source »

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