Word: accustomedness
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She's also learning that the adulation she is accustomed to receiving as an entertainer can now sometimes be mixed with a few boos. In June she suffered a political embarrassment when a local newspaper revealed that several properties she owns around Detroit had code violations. Reeves says she has...
Part of the problem we have with evaluating risk, scientists say, is that we're moving through the modern world with what is, in many respects, a prehistoric brain. We may think we've grown accustomed to living in a predator-free environment in which most of the dangers of...
Hong Kong residents are accustomed to seeing their city's famous skyline shrouded by smog. Now the haze could be casting a pall on the city's business climate as well. Last week, investment bank Merrill Lynch downgraded three of the city's biggest property companies, warning in a separate...
Torn between reasonable fear and hypochondria, safety and overprotection, parents struggle to raise their children with some semblance of normalcy-without driving themselves, their kids, their friends, and their communities crazy. Waiters roll their eyes when parents ask to view labels and school staff often resist accommodations. Parents whose kids...
Last season, the Harvard women’s basketball team grew accustomed to the late-game heroics of guard Laura Robinson ’06.From the point guard spot, Robinson kept the Crimson in close games with a knack for getting into the lane, drawing contact, and nailing last-second...