Word: spectacularly
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...major factor in the Crimson victory over Florida was Blake's spectacular defeat of the Gators' Damon Henkel. The unranked Blake finished off the nation's seventh ranked singles player in straight sets, setting the tone for the day's singles matches...
Kennedy, the Faulkner of upstate New York, again draws inspiration from Albany, the hometown he once described as an "improbable city of political wizards, fearless ethnics, spectacular aristocrats, splendid nobodies, and underrated scoundrels." The aforementioned now rub elbows and knock heads in a novel that once more demonstrates the author's passion for place and his skill as a literary magician. How else should one describe a writer who moves effortlessly through time and who can summon ghostly characters from previous books to play full-blooded roles in his latest work...
...other event which impressed me more than anything this year and which I was honored to write about was the spectacular PBH rally which occurred earlier this year. To witness so many students and faculty alike uniting for the purpose of saving community service from red-tape politics made me proud to say that I attend Harvard. A clear demonstration of what Harvard students and faculty can do when they unite and work together, the rally was an enlightening experience...
...although the team has gone on a winning rampage over the past few weeks, the beginning of its season did not look so spectacular, as the team averaged...
BOOKS . . . THE FLAMING CORSAGE: The Faulkner of upstate New York, William Kennedy again draws inspiration from of Albany in his new novel, 'The Flaming Corsage' (Viking; 209 pages; $23.95). Kennedy once described his hometown as an 'improbable city of political wizards, fearless ethnics, spectacular aristocrats, splendid nobodies, and underrated scoundrels.' "The aforementioned now rub elbows and knock heads in a novel that once more demonstrates the author's passion for place and his skill as a literary magician, says TIME's R.Z. Sheppard. "How else should one describe a writer who moves effortlessly through time and who can summon ghostly...