Word: abruptness
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With a runner on first base, the Crusaders made one last attempt at a comeback. But the rally came to an abrupt halt after a called pitchout play caught the runner taking an aggressive lead at first, and the hopes of Holy Cross fell with one swipe of senior Sara Williamson’s glove...
Since Lewis’ abrupt departure, the new set of administrators overseeing the College have said they want to be more active in pushing for social life...
ALBANY, N.Y.—A season of high expectations, of ups and downs and stops and starts, came to an abrupt end in the opening round of the NCAA Tournament, the third time in three seasons that Harvard has bowed out early in the NCAAs. Taken in total, it is a hard season to judge. But if you only consider the season’s first step and its last, mild disappointment is the only pronouncement I can make...
This year, there will be no Ithacan foil to the Cantabridgians. But there will also be an abrupt end to Harvard’s season should it fall to any of the remaining three teams—Dartmouth, Clarkson or Colgate...
...initial reaction to the statement that I don’t have TV at home inevitably brings the conversation to an abrupt halt, combined with a dropped jaw or two. People often act offended, as if it’s personally injurious to them that this freak had to ruin the seemingly innocuous prime time-themed discussion. Then come the questions, demands that I explain myself. My reason for not having TV is not straightforward; it can’t be chalked up to religion or a hermetic lifestyle. Finally, my companions’ dissatisfaction with my explanation produces...