In March, the University of Washington baseball team was in line at SeaTac Airport to check bags for a flight to Los Angeles. Junior pitcher Jack Enger milled about, joking with teammates while mentally preparing to pitch the next day.

It was opening weekend of Pac-12 Conference play. The Bellevue native was scheduled to take the mound for the first time on Friday night, the spot generally reserved for each staff’s ace. When asked if he was excited, he flatly responded, “It's just another start.”

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Unprecedented.

It’s 2020’s most overused word.

Turn on any TV and you’ll quickly hear about these “unprecedented times” and this “unprecedented pandemic.” What we are experiencing is hardly without precedent. In our lifetimes, sure. But global pandemics have long ravaged the world. One need only look back a century to see a pandemic’s affect on a sophisticated urban society.

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