Word: bemoaner
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...many who bemoan the evils of abortion, including the author of a recent editorial in these pages, a common tactic to elicit sympathy for their cause is employing harrowing imagery of the abortion itself. They talk, for example, of sharp hooks ladling the fetus out of the womb. Such an image tugs on any reader’s heartstrings; no one wants to see a baby impaled on a sharp hook. The problem is, however, that this picture is a gross misrepresentation of reality: the majority of abortions are performed in the first trimester with a vacuum-like device?...
Other students vehemently disagree. Many first-years bemoan that they will miss out on what has been a traditional college experience...
...actually mean that most Harvard undergraduates have no school spirit? Or is it simply that they aren’t comfortable expressing it in song? It’s no longer very common to show affection for Harvard through enthusiasm for the football team. It is more common to bemoan the lack of outward signs of pride in and love for Harvard. The sense of tradition, continuity and fellowship that feeds the myth of Harvard, Harvard the ancient and honorable, is most palpable in ceremonial events like Commencement or Opening Ceremonies. It’s very difficult to find anything...
...lovers bemoan the current state of drinking in the Square—the Good Will Hunting curse proved deadly for the Bow, landlords kicked out Grafton and pesky cops forced the closure of the Grille. But as they bitch about the lack of quality liquor-selling establishments, gowns so often forget that local town favorite, Whitney’s. Adorned with a simple shamrock motif, the small bar is so unobtrusive, many students don’t even realize it exists. Yet, across from 7-11 and tucked between Leo’s and the AmEx travel agency...
...Some bemoan this Americanization of the world, the decline of cultural diversity. Go to Europe, eat a Big Mac and watch Scary Movie 2. Can’t we get away from ourselves anywhere...