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In the Clippers’ 123-93 loss to the Dallas Mavericks in Game 5 of their first-round series, the longtime postseason underachiever delivered a Harden Special for the ages, making only two of 12 shots and scoring seven points.
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Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 3 May 2024
With 12 matches remaining, the perennial underachievers look likely to lose the 'Neverkusen' tag and finally lift the German top flight crown for the first time in their history come May.
—Tom Sanderson, Forbes, 29 Mar. 2024
But the actor also conveys the gnawing frustration of an underachiever still clutching onto his dream.
—David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 12 Apr. 2024
The supervisor’s son Klaus (Theo Dahl) is insecure about his across-the-board Bs, fretting that mediocre grades will steer him into the life of an underachiever.
—David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 19 Feb. 2024
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Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 3 May 2024
With 12 matches remaining, the perennial underachievers look likely to lose the 'Neverkusen' tag and finally lift the German top flight crown for the first time in their history come May.
—Tom Sanderson, Forbes, 29 Mar. 2024
But the actor also conveys the gnawing frustration of an underachiever still clutching onto his dream.
—David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 12 Apr. 2024
The supervisor’s son Klaus (Theo Dahl) is insecure about his across-the-board Bs, fretting that mediocre grades will steer him into the life of an underachiever.
—David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 19 Feb. 2024
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