Word: affair
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...late five-run surge salvaged a potentially scandalous affair, which the Crimson led 12-0 after its half of the second...
...late five-run surge salvaged a potentiallyscandalous affair, which the Crimson led 12-0after its half of the second...
...strangers, all in the hope of getting a pass home. Without money or connections, she asks, "What's a girl to do?" The cute girl is a broken woman now, a soldier's trophy. All along, she has been coquettishly courting disaster--a prom date with death. Now that affair will be consummated...
What impresses me most about Monica is her candidness, composure, honesty and personal strength. I am amazed at her ability to articulate her thoughts and feelings in these interviews. Although the affair was a mistake, I have great empathy for her and her family. She has paid her price, and now we must look at ourselves. It's time we just left her alone. PAUL M. NEWITT El Macero, Calif...
Unfortunately, reality caught up with Turing well before his vision would, if ever, be realized. In Manchester, he told police investigating a robbery at his house that he was having "an affair" with a man who was probably known to the burglar. Always frank about his sexual orientation, Turing this time got himself into real trouble. Homosexual relations were still a felony in Britain, and Turing was tried and convicted of "gross indecency" in 1952. He was spared prison but subjected to injections of female hormones intended to dampen his lust. "I'm growing breasts!" Turing told a friend...