Word: blemishes
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Dates: during 2000-2009
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...estranged from his daughter, laying down ruthless rules for the hospitals he owns. Far down the money scale, but superior in all others ways, is Carter Chambers (Morgan Freeman), a polymath mechanic, faithful to his wife of 45 years, settled into a lifelong routine of diminished expectations. The only blemish on Carter's record: He smokes. In any movie directed by antitobacco activist Rob Reiner, a cigarette has to be a leading indicator of death...
...winning streak is over. With its loss at No. 2 New Hampshire on Friday night, the No. 1 Harvard women’s hockey team suffered its first blemish of the season. The Crimson entered the contest with a perfect 11-0-0 record and the nation’s longest winning streak. It was the longest streak in Harvard women’s hockey history since the 2003-04 squad won its first 11 contests and went undefeated through its first 14 games en route to the NCAA title game. “The monkey is off our back...
...Laser Center in New York City: "It's just like hair color. Sure, you can do it yourself, but you won't get the same result you'll get in a hair salon." Then again, home hair coloring is worth $9.8 billion a year worldwide, which is no blemish on anyone's books...
...tomorrow would continue a decade of Harvard dominance in the series. The Crimson has been victorious in nine out of the past ten meetings between the two teams. But it’s the one blemish that Murphy cares about...
...fortunately, Ivy League domination is not a prerequisite towards achieving success in the NCAAs. The 1971 Harvard team had a blemish on its Ivy League resume and failed to win the title, but marched on to an appearance in the NCAA semifinals...