Word: triumphant
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...became a public-relations disaster. His flight-suited jaunt in May to an aircraft carrier floating off San Diego--where Bush stood below a banner that read MISSION ACCOMPLISHED and declared an end to "major combat operations" in Iraq--seemed brilliant at the time, a powerful image of a triumphant Commander in Chief, a grateful recognition of the armed forces' resolve and an ideal subject for a 30-second campaign spot. But the event was too contrived, Bush's swagger too macho and his message way too premature. As U.S. soldiers continued to die in Iraq over the summer...
...blanking of the Friars had marked the triumphant return of Chu and co-captain Angela Ruggiero. The two had missed the first two games of the season while playing for the U.S. National Team in Sweden...
...It’s triumphant even if this isn’t his last album, because he’s done the stunt right. There are no guest appearances, no battles—just solemn, celebratory autobiography and anthemic bangers. For that reason, The Black Album is, above all else, elegant. It’s a major achievement for Jay-Z, who has notoriously struggled with focus on previous outings. Mr. Rob may have been right on his intro to Vol. 3, when he said that five, ten years from now, we’re gonna wish there...
...Tsognas Arena, there’s probably a smile on his face all the time now. Thrilled and confused through the entire show, Julian muttered to us drunkenly, acting like our best friend and our older brother at the same time. At the end of the set, during the triumphant “Take It or Leave It,” he dove into the audience, and as the crowd pawed frantically at him and made their push towards the front, about a hundred people fell over and a nervous pandemonium ensued. The security guards scrambled to help the fallen...
...suspend Parliament and impose a state of emergency?all while her Prime Minister was overseas?represented, even her party members admit, a naked power grab rather than an attempt to protect "national security" as she claimed. Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe's return to Colombo three days later and his triumphant procession to the cheers of tens of thousands were, his supporters agree, premature victory celebrations. To the north, the decision by the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) to recall 180 of its guerrillas from "family leave" is, Wickremesinghe tells TIME, actually a cover for rebel leader Velupillai Prabhakaran...