Word: upset
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Dates: during 2000-2009
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...tension seemed to affect the performance. The set, like their latest album Rendezvous, opened with “Malibu Love Nest,” a song exemplary of the band’s recent tendency towards polished, upbeat, yet still clearly indie-minded tunes. Though the crowd seemed slightly upset at not hearing an old favorite, they were quickly quieted and then enthralled by the group’s mature songcraft and impeccable musicianship...
...fifth grade, I had to play a trumpet solo in front of the whole school, and completely choked. I quit band and renounced music. It’s funny—this solo that caused me to get so upset was a Charlie Chaplin piece called “Smile?...
...memories of that game are still painful to recall. Then, Harvard was reeling from an upset loss to Dartmouth that derailed its quest for an undefeated season. Still ranked No. 23, the Crimson could preserve its Ivy title hopes if it remained undefeated the rest...
...year a preseason scrimmage—that it’s sometimes hard to keep the wins and losses from blurring together. Teams know each other so well that in this league, this deep in the season, you always have to be prepared for the Columbias and Dartmouths to upset the Harvards and Penns. It’s easier to think of a loss as just a loss, with no adjectives like “embarrassing,” “demoralizing,” or “disgraceful” to further add to the agony...
...Summers and others were deeply upset that black professors were becoming the public face of Harvard…and so we’ve seen a set of actions that at this point are pretty undeniable that ensure that those black public officials are put in their place,” West says in an interview the day after his speech...