Word: rust
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Dates: during 2000-2009
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...stead. During Vietnam, there were deferments for men going to college, and exemptions for boys like our President, well-connected enough to wrangle a place in the National Guard. It came down, of course, to a class divide. My father, who grew up in Rust Belt northern Ohio, knew boys who died in Vietnam; my mother, who is from Brooklyn, didn’t even know anyone who went. During this war, the exempt are kids who are rich or those ambitious enough to clamber out of their little towns without joining the Army—or who are lucky...
Defending the baseline as a tandem for the first time since March 14, Bergman and Lingman showed no signs of rust, routing Vanti Bhargava and Alex Kobishyn...
...were hitting the ball really well in Florida,” said captain Merry Chiampa. “We’re feeling really good, there’s just a lot of rust [right...
Still the Crimson (2-2, 0-0 Ivy) isn’t making any excuses and expects to shake off some of the early season rust displayed during its four-game, season-opening stop in Texas two weeks ago—even if it has been practicing in Lavietes Pavilion again...
Read that again. Texas Tech was tied in the ninth inning with maybe the best team in the country last month. Harvard wasn’t supposed to be able to play with this team, especially considering the rust factor and Texas Tech’s midseason form. The Rice pitching staff was touched up for six runs by Texas Tech and junior Michael Mask had a three-run home run against the Owls. Therefore, it should be no surprise that Mask—who is hitting an astounding .413 with seven home runs and 27 RBI in only...