Word: distress
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After a three week trial in June, the jury ruled the University retaliated against Abramian for complaints about harassment and awarded him more than $270,000 in lost wages, $250,000 for emotional distress and $750,000 in punitive damages...
...that was no small thing. Diana was someone one had to look at, and such a person comes along once in a blue moon. She had a soft heart; that was evident. She had a knack for helping people in distress. And all such qualities rose in a face that everyone was simply pleased...
Last week, as a meat-loving nation watched the largest beef recall in history, everyone knew the culprit: a lethal strain of the bacterium Escherichia coli. The bug causes 20,000 infections a year in the U.S., most because of undercooked beef. The typical result is excruciating gastrointestinal distress. But for a few unlucky souls though--usually young children and the elderly--the consequences can be dire, even fatal...
...office in 1992. Rendell offered workers a contract that froze wages for 33 months and cut back on paid holidays. After a 16-hour strike, the unions capitulated. Under Rendell, a city that was cited five years ago by City and State magazine for setting "the standard for municipal distress in the 1990s" now has a budget surplus of $118.5 million...
...stranded on a desert isle, about the only comfort a notebook computer can offer is a nice long game of solitaire. The right watch, on the other hand, might save your life. Breitling's Emergency watch comes with a tiny transmitter that sends a distress signal that can be picked up by search planes or rescue boats as much as 250 miles away...