Word: shocker
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...singles matches, however, Harvard could never get it going against Cornell. The only Crimson victory came from Nguyen at the sixth position. Kumar, Clayton and Ermakov all lost in three sets, and Chu and sophomore Brian Wan were defeated in two. “It was a total shocker,” Kumar said. “Collectively, it was the worst singles performance we’ve had all season. With our depth, we usually find a way to win three out of six. But I give them credit. They played fearlessly [while] we waited for them to give...
...final, with Botterill tallying two assists and Vaillancourt adding a helper. Then there was rising junior Caitlin Cahow, seeming downcast as she and her American teammates picked up their bronze medals, a disappointment for a unit that had golden aspirations. On Friday, the Americans fell in a semifinal shocker to Sweden, 3-2, in a shootout. The result, which will have long-term reverberations in women’s hockey, was surely the sport’s biggest upset ever on the international stage. Since 1990 and the inception of the world championships, the United States and Canada had lost...
...Then came the shocker. On Feb. 7, news leaked that Princess Kiko was pregnant-11 years after she last gave birth. To many, the timing of the leak (just before the bill's submission) and that of the baby's conception (just after the panel's recommendation) seemed, well, like happy coincidences. Koizumi promptly tabled the bill. If the child is a boy, traditionalists will know that their prayers have been answered. And if it isn't? Then they'll just have to offer up some more...
...China. Google launched a Chinese version of itself, Google.cn, that is heavily censored to comply with Communist Party regulations. For a company with the unofficial motto "Don't be evil," a company that has picked up the fallen standard of Internet idealism, that was a bit of a shocker. Did the virtuous Google just sell out its honor...
...People who know both of us aren’t surprised,” Cohen says. “But for my friends in other extracurriculars it’s more of a shocker. My sense is that underneath the congratulations it’s like, ‘What the hell?’ It’s not something people would say, but it’s there...