Word: wet
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...viciously attacked Napoleon's Mameluke soldiers. But an earlier, insensitive attempt to repair damages to the canvases had dulled the poignant narrative impact of the two paintings. A magnificent restoration, begun in 2000, revived the original colors so that crimson blood in the two works shimmers as if still wet and the rich blues of the French uniforms stand out against the dusty ocher of the militamen's trousers...
...They should do it again next year, but pick a weekend that won’t be as wet,” he said...
...first round of play on Friday, no Harvard player shot better than 84. “The first round was definitely a struggle,” Hazlett said. “We teed off early, so it was pretty cold, pretty windy, and the course was pretty wet, so we weren’t getting a lot of distance off our drives.” Hazlett and Harvey both cited the “unpredictability” of the greens as a major reason for the slow start. Not only were the greens running very fast, but they also contained...
...couldn’t have asked for better conditions in April on the Charles, which has a reputation for being wet and windy,” Bosworth said. “There was a cross-tail wind for most races; the rain held off didn’t get us too wet...
...season and, so far, cellar-dweller status in the Ivy League have been quite a shock to the perennially-contending Harvard baseball team. The Crimson (1-18, 0-4 Ivy) continued its woeful season at the plate and watched suddenly hot Columbia (9-16, 5-1) thrive in wet, frigid weather yesterday. The Lions swept the doubleheader, taking the first game, 2-0, behind a complete game shutout from Joe Scarlata, and hitting their way to a 10-2 rout in the nightcap. “We just needed something to happen, and the bats were silent...