Word: unfamiliar
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...Bulldogs defeated Harvard’s injury-weakened lineup, as the Crimson slipped to 8-8 overall and 2-4 in the Ivy League.With starting libero Katherine Kocurek still out of action due to a day-to-day injury, many of Harvard’s players found themselves in unfamiliar positions. The effects of the shake-up were visible, as the Crimson’s passing broke down in Saturday’s contest against Brown.Harvard will have to solve its problems on the road, as it leaves the Malkin Athletic Center for the next two weekends before returning home...
...where I’m from—meant nothing if it did not refer to a wealthy Los Angeles suburb—where I’m not from. “Michigan” garnered nothing but a vacant nod and stare. The unfamiliar was simply uninteresting...
...years. But far too many people are still dying from preventable diarrheal diseases. Today, according to unicef, diarrhea still claims the lives of 36,000 young Bangladeshi children a year. Infants like Sohag would perish if they didn't live near a hospital - because they were born to parents unfamiliar with oral rehydration. For the third time in 12 days, 6-month-old Ullash has been admitted to the ICDDR's children's ward; just one of 325 patients admitted within the last 24 hours. The boy weighs only 69% of the expected weight for his age and is malnourished...
While many school districts remain unfamiliar with the technology, Ohio is ahead of the sound curve. Prompted by Flexer's work, the state has required since 2003 that districts using state funds to build or renovate schools include sound amplification in their construction plans. Districts in other states are beginning to get on board. Last year Audio Enhancement of Bluffdale, Utah, the leading U.S. vendor of classroom sound systems, sold 15,000 of them, up from 7,000 in 2002. Typical cost per classroom: $1,500. Reno, Nev., has added the devices to 52 schools over the past two years...
It’s a Wednesday afternoon, and Science Center B is packed. The throngs of students, most of them seniors and juniors, file in and take seats next to unfamiliar faces amid the background noise of a hundred conversations. They’re attending the first of a long string of meetings and info sessions held by the Office of Career Services (OCS) that pave the road to those highly sought-after jobs in consulting and investment banking...