Word: setback
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...course, the minor setback on the scoreboard paled in comparison to the one incurred on the sidelines. After further treatment, Wang was declared a no-go, and Nos. 4 through 6 were shifted up a spot to fill her vacancy at No. 3 with freshman Cindy Chu inserted at the bottom...
...rather than allow the heartbreaking loss to torpedo an otherwise perfect season, Harvard has spent the past three weeks contextualizing its setback and reevaluating its relative strengths and weaknesses. After all, the Crimson’s training program is geared towards championship-season titles—dual wins are a nice supplement, but amount to little more than glorified trial runs...
...just been bad for women, who have faced restrictions on their right to have abortions. It hasn’t just been bad for working people, who have lost jobs and seen their wages fall. Four more years of George W. Bush would be a monumental setback to the ideals of every progressive group on campus, and the groups who participated in last week’s rally should be applauded for their willingness to put their differences aside...
After temporarily withdrawing from the College and rendering himself ineligible to play football, junior offensive tackle Mike Frey had made it all the way back. But in just the third game of his return run, during yet another battle in the trenches with Northeastern, Frey was dealt another setback...
Perjhaps the biggest setback the students was at a special, closed meeting of State officials and top leaders of the C. Goldmark '62, chairman of Tocsin, the conference at State "one of the most experiences of my life. Our reaction of amazement...