Word: rusted
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...small table in the corner with a stove sitting on it. Pots and pans stack up under chairs that line the walls and on the shelves of a bureau that also holds a tiny color television. There is a small refrigerator, the padding in its door showing through the rust. Clothes lines crisscross beneath the plasterboard ceiling. "I'd like a new house," he says. "That's my dream. That my family can live in a better home...
...still early, of course. Both McCain and Clinton will have a chance to reinvent themselves several times between now and Iowa. "I'm a little rusty," McCain said, wading into Iowa crowds last week. All right, but he, and Clinton, should hope that it's only rust--and not mold...
...hockey,” Chu said. “And for me it’s been so incredibly easy. It’s a testament to what a great fit Harvard has been for me. Academically, it probably took a little bit of time to shake off the rust on the reading and the essay portion of academics, but it’s really been great being able to go back to school. And especially play on the team, which I feel has always been kind of a family for me.”Ruggiero, despite her newfound fame...
...tennis team could not lift the Crimson past Northwestern in its home opener on Friday, as the Wildcats squeaked past Harvard in a contest that came down to the last set on court one. Though the Crimson appeared to have shaken off much of its early-season rust, Harvard fell, 4-3, to a Wildcat squad that was at times overpowering, at times too quick, but very often beatable. With the overall score 3-3, the Crimson’s hopes rested on the shoulders of No. 1 Chris Clayton. The 93rd-ranked sophomore had fought through numerous long rallies...
Some would say the key to overcoming rust is simple: rise to the occasion. A two-month pause between meets would be tough for any squad to overcome, but with the addition of a three-week break from practice for intercession and exams, things only get harder. After struggles last weekend, the Harvard fencing team rebounded last night at the Malkin Athletic Center, as the No. 1 men remained undefeated in a 21-6 victory, and the No. 3 women posted a 26-1 rout. “They’re really rusty,” Crimson coach Peter...