Word: spectacular
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Juniors Woodfork, Hal Carey and Andrew Huling all shined at the plate, and third baseman Woodfork made several spectacular plays at the hot corner...
Knox and some two dozen other top surfers showed up at Todos Santos because Collins had predicted a spectacular swell at that particular time at that particular place. They brought with them their longest surfboards, because the longer the board, the faster it cuts through water. A 50-ft. wave, after all, travels at speeds in excess of 20 m.p.h., and anyone who's too slow at the approach risks being smashed. Every so often, in fact, a big-wave surfer dies. This year Jet Ski rescue teams provided backup, and there have been no fatalities...
...Motley Fool is a different case. The Gardners invest in a wildly popular public forum www.fool.com) and have always posted their results. Why not? They've been spectacular over the long term. But not lately. The Fools lagged the market in '97, and are below par again this year. They too, by the way, say it's no big deal to get average gains of 30% a year, indefinitely...
...years ago a spectacular senior class led the Crimson to one of its most successful seasons ever. That team matched the most wins in school history with 12, earned a ranking of six in the nation, and reached the quarterfinals of the NCAA Tournament. With a relatively young team last year, however, the Crimson narrowly missed making the Tournament...
Aside from technical prowess, Unwound proferred little else for the eager crowd. More energy could have made the show spectacular. A visible interest in performing would have helped. Even a smile would have perked up the performance...