Word: shut
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...been raising twin sons while his wife works, and he feels that Frank disapproves of his lifestyle. Joan also feels her depressed husband has shut her out emotionally, and so she derives a secret plot of her own—learning how to drive...
...every Harvard undergrad knows, there’s no food for the hungry in the wee hours of the morn, those bar doors are probably swinging shut at 1 a.m., and you might find a quirky shop among the many financial institutions in the Square, but your last dollar is not going to last long...
...report on my generation's multitasking [March 27] hit the nail on the head. I can get so absorbed in Facebook, e-mail, TV and iTunes that when I'm home from college, I forget I have a family downstairs. By the way, I turned off my TV and shut down my computer in the middle of reading your article, and I will be mailing it home for the rest of my family to read...
...Tylander was not alone in her effort. Seniors Bridget Driscoll and Allie Kaveney each caused four turnovers, part of 23 total giveaways by Yale. The defensive effort allowed only eight goals—a season low. “We really worked on doubling the ball and sliding to shut down the attack, and that’s what our defense did in the game,” Simmons said. Offensively, Harvard shared the ball. Seven different players added a tally to the scoreboard. Simmons, sophomores Tara Schoen and Natalie Curtis, and junior Perry Barlow all scored two goals...
...However, the desire to do and, much more importantly, think absolutely nothing is certainly a road less traveled.What did I learn from lying in front of the ocean from 11 to 5 each day, with the sporadic bathroom and snack break? Basically, I think it was how to shut my mind down for a moment. I know that we have fun at Harvard, and we procrastinate on papers, and we go out on weekends—like our State U. friends. But rarely can we do any of these activities without fretting about what we should be doing. De-stressing...