Word: tricked
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...effect of bogus treatments is real has long been known, but the mechanism behind them is still largely a scientific mystery. The standard explanation is that we are just fooling ourselves. In Latin, placebo means "I shall please," which suggests that the placebo effect is just a fleeting mind trick - that the mere suggestion of pharmacologically induced pain relief humors the body into temporary recovery. In trials, every drug response is in fact assumed to be at least partially due to the placebo effect. But the confounding thing about the benefits of the placebo is that the effect is often...
Harvard came out aggressively in the second half, and Voith scored early to tie the match at 7-7. The co-captain went on to complete a hat trick, but the Gaels took advantage of fast-break opportunities to go on a 4-0 run despite a refocused Crimson defense...
...They have a lot of trick plays, and they like to throw the football,” Murphy said...
...part a figure for the existential terror of life anywhere. It is a world of secrecy and universal suspicion. Everyone suspects everyone of betrayal, both political and sexual - the line between the two is never clear. No one is incorruptible. As the narrator of The Appointment puts it: "The trick...
...sweep of the Claremont Convergence schools. But after bowling over the rest of the teams they played this weekend, the Lancers’ game against Harvard was more of a victory lap than anything else. Eight different Cal Baptist players scored while Katzer’s hat trick accounted for the majority of the scoring on the Crimson’s side. The Lancers were all over the Crimson, forcing twelve turnovers, something they had done against teams throughout the weekend...