Word: swoops
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...Ahead 6-0, Harvard continued its methodical attack on the Bobcats throughout the third.On another power-play opportunity, junior forward Jimmy Fraser took a slapshot at the goal from up the middle. Despite stopping the puck, McGann fumbled and lost sight of it, allowing Watters to swoop in and earn a hat trick. With 9:21 to go and up 10-0, Richter skated off the ice to a standing ovation as sophomore backup goaltender John Riley took his place to finish out the shutout. The two combined for 29 saves. Quinnipiac also subbed out McGann for its third-string...
Controlled from 774 million miles away, NASA's Cassini spacecraft will swoop within 30 miles of the surface of one of Saturn's moons Wednesday, in an unprecedented flyby maneuver...
...improvements to its constituents. With Sadr now planning to run a slate of candidates there in elections originally scheduled for this October, SIIC fears that the implementation of the Provincial Powers law will only further weaken its hold on the south, especially if a strengthened central government can swoop in and remove inimical SIIC governors. The polls, which will elect legislators as well as governors, cannot be held until the law is passed. Abdul-Medhi's party would benefit from a delay, which would allow local SIIC officials to improve roads, schools and security in their areas...
...create the illusion of a studio band, here every element is used to its fullest potential. The song’s focal point is a distorted electric guitar part that approaches heaviness, but the rest of the track is filled out with nuances, from whining violins that swoop over the energetic drumbeat to pick-scrapes and harmonics. The studio allows Darnielle to explore rock music in all its glorious, messy details. Of course, all the emotional hallmarks that make a Mountain Goats song recognizable are intact. In “Autoclave,” Darnielle’s predictable refrain...
...challenges in the contest are growing, not shrinking. Giuliani's campaign has always been based on an unlikely hunch: that the G.O.P. would splinter in the early states between religious, economic and foreign policy conservatives, permitting someone with name recognition, a bundle of cash and enough overall appeal to swoop in and restore order when the big wave of primaries and caucuses occurred in early February, including Missouri...