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  2. Wikipedia : Manual of Style/Words to watch

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    Weasel words are words and phrases aimed at creating an impression that something specific and meaningful has been said, when in fact only a vague or ambiguous claim has been communicated. A common form of weasel wording is through vague attribution, where a statement is dressed with authority, yet has no substantial basis. Phrases such as ...

  3. List of sports idioms - Wikipedia

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    Usually a long pass into the end zone to win the game. hat-trick Cricket: A threefold feat in an endeavour. In cricket, a bowler who took three wickets with three successive bowls was entitled to a new hat (or some other prize) awarded by his club. OED cites to 1877, figuratively to 1909. [24] Later used in many other team sports.

  4. English grammar - Wikipedia

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    An archaic set of second-person pronouns used for singular reference is thou, thee, thyself, thy, thine, which are still used in religious services and can be seen in older works, such as Shakespeare's—in such texts, the you set of pronouns are used for plural reference, or with singular reference as a formal V-form.

  5. Category:Sports terminology - Wikipedia

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    For glossaries of terms, please place the glossaries in Category:Glossaries of sports and, if one exists, the sport-specific subcategory of Category:Sports terminology. Do not a create a sport-specific subcategory just to hold a lone glossary article (it will just get up-merged again at WP:CFD ).

  6. Glossary of American football terms - Wikipedia

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    From 1983 until the end of the 2002 season, in the NCAA (college football) the halo rule was a foul for interference with the opportunity to catch a kick. The so called "halo rule" stated that no player of the kicking team may be within two yards of a receiving team player positioned to catch a punt or kickoff (before that person has touched ...

  7. Category : College sports in the United States by sport

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    College wrestling in the United States (11 C, 8 P) Pages in category "College sports in the United States by sport" The following 4 pages are in this category, out of 4 total.

  8. Sports At Any Cost - The Huffington Post

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    “There’s no one to put the brakes on them,” says Joel Maxcy, a Drexel University economist who studies college sports. “There’s no one to say, ‘No, this is not a sound investment.’” A Hail Mary. Georgia State, a commuter college located in a largely vacant stretch of downtown Atlanta, had long resisted a move into big-time ...

  9. Category:College sports in the United States - Wikipedia

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