Word: demonstrandum
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After a vigorous debate by professors peppering their oratory with phrases like "sine qua non" and "quod erat demonstrandum," the Faculty passed a proposal to award citations at graduation to undergraduates who have completed high-level work in a foreign language...
...sooner had Intrepid nosed out Australia's Gretel 11 in the fifth and deciding America's Cup race last week than the spectator boat America, a replica of the schooner that first won the cup in 1851, hoisted the signal flags for Q.E.D. (quod erat demonstrandum-which was to be proved). A more fitting postscript would have been V.Q.P., for vincit qui patitur-he that can endure overcometh. In defeating Gretel II by 4-1 in the best-of-seven series, Intrepid had endured the longest (14 days) and strongest challenge in decades...
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