Word: spiteful
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...This is the highest form of competition not because the athletes are necessarily the most talented and skilled in the world, but because they just flat-out compete. This view causes a shocking number of people to think I’m a screwball. Imagine the spite I get when I watch the College Softball World Series instead of the Red Sox. I feel this way not because of some kind of psychosis, but because I’ve just had more fulfilling experiences involving college sports...
Green conditions did not improve the following weekend, when Harvard faced puddles of standing water at the New England Championship. Senior Neal Hegge stood out in the soggy situation, shooting 77-73-150 to tie for 11th. But in spite of overall solid golf, the Crimson placed only 10th in the 19-team field, indicating the need for tweaking prior to the Ivy Championship at the Metedeconk Country Club just two weeks later...
...second day, Cole approached his own 1000-yard freestyle meet record before ultimately falling three seconds short of breaking it. He still handily defeated the rest of the field by over five and a half seconds. In spite of pauses to pull his cap from his head before wiping his goggles clean, Cole also edged out the runner-up in the 1650-yard freestyle by nearly half a second...
...time I gave her a story I had written. She said, ‘I read your story—have you ever considered going into business?’ I laughed and said, ‘Granny, are you saying that because of the story or in spite of it?’ She laughed back and said, ‘Both, I guess...
Friends say they maintain respect and admiration for Law, in spite of the severe criticism he has received and any administrative mistakes he may have made...