Word: pulling
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Dates: during 2000-2009
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...Last week's chart topper, Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian, lost about 53% of its steam, coming in second with a still decent $25.5 million. Smithsonian did what sequels often do: pull a great first weekend from brand recognition, then subside more severely than the original. That's the rule to which there are few exceptions. The current exception, Star Trek, was the only one of the session's top six holdovers to drop less than 50% from last week, enabling it to become the first 2009 release to cross the $200 million mark at the North...
...because so many individuals made NCAAs. It was a stellar year for us.” Early in the season, Brand expressed concern for the lack of depth on his women’s squad, but was reassured early by Cross that the team would pull through and win the Ivy Championship. On paper, the Harvard lineup varied, with some of the best fencers in the country leading all three weapons but also including a few women with little collegiate experience. Brand attributed the success of the women’s team to Cross and her skills as a captain...
...picked up the pace after the reality check, speeding by Dartmouth and Columbia, 253-47 and 200-100, respectively.This three-win streak was followed by three non-conference contests. The Crimson placed second in the Georgia Invitational and eighth in the Big Al Invitational, before pulling out a dual-meet victory over Arizona State.With the start of the second semester, Harvard returned to its home pool and began the sprint to the Ivy League and ECAC finish line. After trouncing Navy, 188-112, the Crimson breezed past Penn and Brown, 213-85 and 169-119, respectively.But Harvard was still less...
...didn’t really understand what it all meant. The two years [after] made us realize how much we took it for granted.” In 2009, Harvard took on a different role—the underdog. Instead of steamrolling opponents, the Crimson needed to pull out several tight matches to take the title. “This year’s win was much harder work,” Peterzan said. “In that way, it was much more valuable to me because we had to work so hard. This one really meant...
...Even if someone was struggling, there was always someone to pull them up and not someone else to pull them down,” Morawski said. “And I think that is really important when you look at the strength of your team...