Word: meaninglessness
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...countless number of tedious details required to maintain the series' credibility. "It's your hardest work," said Greece r-dub Mike Seid. "The majority of your job is fact-checking. I got a little tired of it towards the end. You occasionally think that these things are meaningless...
...came across a copy of a 1967 newspaper called the World Journal Tribune. Its name was an amalgam of three defunct New York City newspapers, each of which had possessed a sharply defined identity. But by the time they morphed into the World Journal Tribune, its identity was as meaningless as its name...
...from last year's high-caliber performance against the Saints, despite a 5-4 loss in overtime, Harvard struggled to keep pace with the Saints for most of the game. St. Lawrence opened up a 6-2 lead before a pair of meaningless late Crimson goals gave the final margin of victory...
...Before 1905, party bosses in each state handpicked their choice of candidate, leaving the general population with no say in the electoral process until the general election. Over time, most states switched to the caucuses and primaries, although many of those remained virtually meaningless for decades, as local delegates weren't bound to nominate the candidates who received the most votes. Instead, they would head to state conventions where their votes were bartered among local power brokers, thus keeping the power in the hands of the small cadre of party bosses. State party heads would then show...
...Crimson defense was especially spectacular, holding the Big Green to an embarrassing 25.0 percent shooting in the first half. Dartmouth guard Courtney Banghart, the Big Green's usual go-to player, was so cold that she only played 22 minutes. She hit three meaningless three-pointers towards the end of the game at a point when a Dartmouth comeback was impossible...