Word: strikingly
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...discovered the asteroid in 1992, recommended the name to honor Jaroff's "well-researched, insightful articles and essays on scientific subjects" and his efforts to "draw attention to the issue of NEOs [near earth objects] and the potentially catastrophic consequences for our civilization should a large comet or asteroid strike the earth." The 7829 Jaroff has a diameter of 8 to 10 km--about the size of the comet that killed off the dinosaurs. He points out that his asteroid is so far considered benign, meaning it does not threaten to intercept the earth's orbit anytime soon. Needless...
Harvard has enough weapons to strike the Lions' net often. Stauffer, an All-American, is Harvard's primary weapon and has already tallied a goal and three assists in this young season. She is a two-time Ivy League Player of the Year and has contributed to every Harvard goal of the year...
Senior forward Naomi Miller is another player that can strike quickly. The 1997 Ivy League Player of the Year has a powerful leg with accuracy to match...
Harvard's efforts to attract more minority coaches have fallen flat, because they have uniformly failed to strike at the root at the problem: the largely white "good old boy" network of former athletes, friends and coaching colleagues through which Harvard finds and hires its coaches...
Reggie Jackson (563 lifetime homers): "The harder one to strike out is McGwire. That is no slight to Sosa. That is based on the statistics. However Sosa is a higher average hitter." (center...