Word: waved
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...human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) is a pathogen so wily and protean that researchers rarely talk about curing infected patients, focusing instead on treatment and prevention. But in an announcement that caused a flutter of excitement and a wave of prudent skepticism, Berlin-based hematologist Gero Huetter claimed on Thursday that he has cured an HIV infection in a 42-year-old man through a bone-marrow transplant...
...give black people some manners, a God-child descending from the heavens to teacheth benighted African Americans the virtues of books and proper English and the evils of Pacman Jones and blaming the white man. It pains me to deliver this sobering news to those who think Obama will wave his hand and erase whole ghettos: Barack Obama is a black President, not black Jesus...
...logo, and the first since 1987. Some have likened the look to President-elect Barack Obama's rising-sun-over-the-horizon campaign iconography. Although there's no evidence that Pepsi modeled its logo on Obama's, the soda giant probably wouldn't mind riding the President-elect's wave of success, particularly his popularity among global youth. (See the Top 10 Super Bowl...
...aforementioned means of creeping. This may not seem to be the most alarming of situations, but when you throw a bit of personal awkwardness into the mix, the potential for embarrassment abounds.The first, and mildest, of the many side effects of these unbalanced relationships is the accidental wave. Having occurred more times than I would like to admit, the accidental wave results from momentarily forgetting that the athletes you write or cheer about do not know you as well as you know them. For example, last year in the Yard, I spotted an individual on one of the teams...
...Harvard’s recent wave of Financial Aid reforms include sweeping measures that have allowed students from low-income families to afford an Ivy League education. The Harvard Financial Aid Initiative has eliminated the entire cost of attendance for students whose annual family income is below $60,000. The most recent financial aid measures have extended these benefits to the middle class: the FAO has eliminated loans and the use of home equity as means to finance educational costs, and has also reduced the cost of attendance to 10 percent of income for families with incomes...