Word: sharp
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...Besides being adept at squeezing themselves through miniscule cracks in the wall and pipes, mice have razor-sharp teeth...
Video games are an unusual medium in that they carry a heavy stigma among nongamers. Not everybody likes ballet, but most nonballet fans don't accuse ballet of leading to violent crime and mental backwardness. Video games aren't so lucky. There's a sharp divide between gamers and nongamers, and the result is a market that, while large and devoted--last year video-game software and hardware brought in $27 billion--is also deeply stagnant. Its borders are sharply defined, and they're not expanding...
...innings in support of starter Christian Staehely, who was officially charged with two runs on six hits and three walks in his outing.“Princeton really came out to play,” Cole said. “The first time we played them, we were especially sharp, and it was early in the season for them. I think they were a much better team this time around. We didn’t get it done yesterday.” The Crimson had staked Cole to a slim 1-0 lead in the fifth inning, also courtesy...
...wanted to learn how to throw a curveball. Uncle Charlie, the deuce, number two, the hook. It goes by many names but is singular in its appeal—the prettiest pitch in baseball, with its tantalizing slowness and sharp downward break...
...After the Crimson seized an early 1-0 lead on a RBI single from Brown—the only Crimson player to log two hits—in the second, the Terriers answered with four runs in their half off starting pitcher Hampton Foushee. Northeastern rapped out sharp line drives on the balls Foushee left up in the strike zone, posting five of its 12 hits on the day. Despite Foushee’s inconsistent outing, the pitching on the whole was a plus for the squad. “It was kind of a staff...