Word: tuggings
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...areas of developing bone tissue that are the weakest parts of a child's skeleton because they haven't completely ossified. Young athletes who use their shoulder joints a lot often get into trouble by exercising the muscles in front more than those in the back. The unequal tug-of-war winds up pulling the whole joint painfully forward. Growth plates can be either compressed or pulled apart, sometimes shortening the bone's eventual length...
...Jury's debates. In 1996, over the objections of the majority, two or three members, including director Atom Egoyan, pushed through a Jury Prize citing fellow Canadian David Cronenberg's Crash for "audacity." This year, a couple of those Type-A personalities are said to be clashing. A real tug-of-hair may be in progress. When the Jury comes on stage one by one, check for missing tufts...
...Americana nuclear-family trappings). Lauren L. Jackson ’07, as the Leader of the Furies, exudes menace and dances wonderfully; Scottie Thompson ’05, as the doomed Trojan seer Cassandra, is eerie and compelling. Sara L. Bartel ’06 knows how to tug heartstrings while also conjuring a fatalistic dignity as the young Iphigenia, and the scene in which her father sacrifices her is legitimately horrifying...
...enough to make people at least review the others for comparison. No souls should be lost over this one. "After 1980 I carried it around for about two years," recalled Royals Centerfielder Willie Wilson, who struck out twelve times in six games against Philadelphia, including the last swing off Tug McGraw. "Every time I woke up, Tug was striking me out. I was the one who lost the World Series. I felt so negative about myself that I hibernated. I didn't go outside in the day. I came out at night." He calls it "probably the starting point...
...will turn into “T-bills Divestment Campaign,” but critical thinking may threaten Harvard’s fundraising. Harvard will never be the world’s neediest cause. With an endowment second only to the Catholic Church, Harvard can’t tug the heart strings like those NGOs out there feeding their employees on Ramen noodles and hope. Harvard does incredible things, but it also does things that most disagree with. When so many morally pure charities need money, why should we give to one of the world’s wealthiest institutions...