Word: spectacularness
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Dates: during 2000-2009
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...Crimson outshot the Lancers 15-1, 13-4 and 16-3 in the three regulation periods. Several of Kalleitner’s saves bordered on the spectacular, including one where momentum carried his body in one direction but he managed a glove save in the other...
Kerry’s experiences both during and after the Vietnam War add to an already impressive resumé. As a veteran who fought bravely in Vietnam, Kerry carries a better understanding of the concerns and needs of America’s armed forces. He showed spectacular courage not only in battle but also after returning home: his testimony before Congress stands as a timeless reminder of the horror of military conflict and the consequences of waging an ill-conceived...
...Pixar cartoon? Instead of toys, bugs, monsters or funny fish, we get a midlife crisis and, in the first half-hour, enough domestic strife to fill a Mike Leigh film. But yes, this is Pixar, the studio that pretty much invented and perfected computer-animation entertainment, with such spectacular success that it wiped out the traditional approach that its distribution partner, Disney, had virtually patented. (The two animation titans have fallen into a rancorous dispute that's likely to end with Pixar's boss, Steve Jobs, taking the company elsewhere...
...toned down the dramatic multiple-attack scenario, which the intelligence community "no longer believed to be valid," says the official. The CIA's initial report conflicted sharply with assessments by the FBI and the Department of Homeland Security that al-Qaeda is no longer able to mount synchronized spectacular events. In fact, fears of a pre-election attack have eased as an all-out push by law-enforcement and intelligence officers has failed to detect any trace of a terrorist cell operating in the U.S. "It's about as quiet as it can possibly be," says a top counterterrorism official...
...We’ve got a great captain and he’s just spectacular in keeping us motivated,” senior William Ulrich says, frankly. “He’s reminding us that people aren’t perceiving us as threat this year and urging us to prove them wrong. Harry hasn’t had to say anything—Aaron’s just spectacular at that...