Word: sweep
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...became the stuff of sitcoms. Throughout their now advancing lives, the baby boomers have always stood at the demographic center of American life. Their concerns have been the dominant concerns, their passions the dominant passions. So it stands to reason that as the baby-boom generation begins its massive sweep into old age, the age-old problems of this transition into seniority are being rediscovered and re-examined as never before. These are banner years for books about "the elder passage," as writer Robert Raines has labeled it. The spate of material ranges from guides on how to avoid...
...Crimson finished another sweep in the top three spots of the 200-meter butterfly event, with freshman Ryan Egan winning at a time of 1:51.85. Oren and junior Jan Sibbersen finished second and third, respectively...
...meet had a lot more intensity than most of our meets," Baxter said. "We knew it was extremely close and Coach [Steep] Wriede told us beforehand that we needed to sweep...
...sweep in the relay events paved the way for a 67-59 come-from-behind victory for the women...
...meter hurdles and placed second in the 55-meter dash. Classmate Sam Hornblower won the 200 while Nnamdi Okike won the 400. In the field events, freshman David Grimm won his event--the 35-pound throw--and classmate Aaron Snead led the way in a Harvard sweep of the pole vault...