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Facing intense criticism was not new for Scotland head coach Steve Clarke when his dejected players left Germany to the sound of a Bavarian oompah band after a deflating Euros campaign in the summer.

New Zealand dealt England a deflating start to their autumn campaign as Mark Tele'a came back off the bench to score a decisive 76th-minute try and continue the All Blacks' run of superiority.

“I think there were times during the year, with some of the injuries we had, where it was a little bit deflating,” president of baseball operations Andrew Friedman said.

For Harris, the key to motivating supporters, impressing the undecided and deflating turnout for Trump is telling her own truth and letting the chips fall where they may.

“His ability to ride that out and hook it down the line, I think, was really deflating for Manaea.”