Word: wilt
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...terror on the basketball court, but these days Wilt Chamberlain is something of a pussycat. The onetime N.B.A. champion has joined 13 other celebrities--including former President Jimmy Carter, Elizabeth Taylor and Ray Bradbury--who allowed their tabbies to pose for the 1986 Purina Cat Chow Celebrity Cat Calendar in exchange for a donation to the charity of their choice. "They are my kids," says Chamberlain of Zip and Zap, his two domestic short-hair kittens. "They give one a feeling of calmness." Then he meows, "Maybe Patrick Ewing should...
...caveat—that Foer was a young kid yet, and that his best work was ahead of him. Most likely true—Foer himself says that he’d hate to fulfill his potential so early in life—but one might expect him to wilt at the immense pressure of unbounded expectation...
...competitors can't hope that she'll let up either. Sorenstam has been more aggressive lately. Early in her career, she tended to wilt in major tournaments, but not anymore. In the previous two seasons, she skipped several events and hinted that she might retire and start a family. But in February she filed for divorce from her husband David Esch. She admits her focus has changed...
...three years hence, thou wilt give a speech at a woman’s conference that will really rile up some crazy radicals. Even though you showed the importance you ascribe to gender imbalances in academia by attending the conference in the first place—not to mention through your previous actions—and even though your speech will be firmly grounded in facts, a lot of activists who don’t know anything will get pissed off at thee...
Given their vulnerability in two years, it is crucial that Democrats not wilt after the devastating events of the 2004 election. They must stay on the offensive and carry the intense energy with which they supported John Kerry into the midterm Senate election because otherwise they could easily lose more seats. Quite simply, vigilance, vigor and enthusiasm on the part of the Democrats, especially in the states where seats are at risk, are crucial because four more years of Bush is nothing compared to what could come in 2006: total irrelevance...