Word: sharp
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...easily the most personable applicant I’ve interviewed in my years of interviewing for Harvard,” the interviewer wrote. “She is well spoken, poised, engaging, sharp and witty. I’d be shocked if she isn’t a real leader among her peers...
...Vacation. In a world where a pandemic has fatally infected virtually everyone, an improvised family of four drives cross-country to find refuge in a reputedly zombie-free California amusement park. Then the filmmakers bend this into a coming-of-age love-story road-movie quest epic. With many sharp laughs. And characters rich enough to occupy any movie that doesn't depend on head-bashing and entrails-feeding. And a deft directorial touch that rarely pushes the humor in your face. (See TIME's photo essay "Rise of the Zombies...
...have abandoned such competition, opting instead to pair-bond with females and stay together in order to rear their offspring (though not necessarily monogamously or for life). The evidence of this harmonious existence comes from, of all things, Ardipithecus' teeth: its canine teeth are relatively stubby compared with the sharp, dagger-like upper fangs that male chimps and gorillas use to do battle. "The male canine tooth," says Lovejoy, "is no longer projecting or sharp. It's no longer weaponry...
Austin Carroll, a 6’3” shooting guard out of New Hampshire’s Brewster Academy, is rated at an 84 by ESPN, and was complimented by members of the Crimson for his on-court feel and sharp-shooting ability during workouts with the team...
...prosecutor, is a wide-awake pit bull who takes no prisoners. In a nearly two-decade career, she has taken down Catholic cardinals, Albanian mafiosi and bank presidents in major corruption and drug cases. She has been leading the attack on the defense team's scientific experts, and her sharp retorts and exasperated outbursts snap sleepy reporters back to attention. During hot afternoons in the summer, she furiously fanned herself with a black, lacy fan and initiated frequent shouting matches with the other lawyers. She is often seen dashing out the side door to inhale a cigarette in the middle...