Word: stopper
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...instinct for emotional excess. But in an ongoing dispute over who will play the role on Broadway, Close has three big advantages. She is physically much more plausible as a legendarily beautiful face. She approaches the role as a dramatic experience rather than as scenes leading up to show-stopper songs. Most important, she uncorks an almost slapstick comic inventiveness...
Sean's conversation-stopper--"what do you think about Harvard women?"--was a running joke by the time we hit Baltimore. He had a whole tongue-in-cheek spiel to go with...
With several talented senior forwards to lead the offensive attack, Walton concentrated on becoming the defensive stopper. Her efforts were, again, rewarded with post-season recognition, this time as a second-team all Ivy-League selection to add to her accolades...
...loss of Des Wrethman to graduation hurts the Lions on offense and defense. The linebacker was Columbia's main stopper, finishing his career with 449 tackles, and he also starred for the Lions on the other side of the ball, leading last year's team with 11 touchdowns (including two in last season's 27-20 nail-biting Crimson victory in New York...
...this general manager around season after season? Leaving Eric Wedge unprotected was insane, and trading Jeff Bagwell for Larry "one month" Anderson was most definitely immoral. Not to mention expecting us to believe for one second that Jeff Russell (ERA over 11.00 this spring) is going to be our stopper. To the streets, it's time to protest...