Word: distressingly
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...more than 40 years, earth has been sending out distress signals. At first they were subtle, like the thin shells of bald-eagle eggs that cracked because they were laced with DDT. Then the signs were unmistakable, like the pall of smoke over the Amazon rain forest, where farmers and ranchers set fires to clear land. Finally, as the new millennium drew near, it was obvious that Earth's pain had become humanity's pain. The collapse of the North Atlantic cod fishery put 30,000 Canadians out of work and ruined the economies of 700 communities. Two years...
...immoral for the Harrington-Menino corporate gorilla to bring pain, to cause mental distress, and to inflict permanent damage to millions of Red Sox fans by destroying a sacred place of perpetual goodness and occasional...
Last week CODY GIFFORD filed his first lawsuit. And, no, it wasn't against his mother. The 10-year-old towheaded heir of KATHIE LEE and Frank Gifford is charging the National Examiner tabloid with injury to reputation and emotional distress for an article that reported he was a menace on the set of a TV movie. The Giffords claim the story is a fabrication. When asked if it was odd for a 10-year-old to file a lawsuit, Gifford's attorney Barry Langberg said, "It is a little unusual, but then again, it's unusual for a tabloid...
...rasps Matthews, an utterance worthy of King Lear thrown out into the night. In "Shoot the Messenger," Matthews morphs again to give a convincing invocation of Tom Waits circa his "Rain Dogs" album, albeit with a Welsh twang in tow. Yet overall the album causes a disconcerting flush and distress at its inconsistency. Matthews' voice is too good for mere pop. Catatonia's instrumentation is too catchy to act solely as backdrop. Theirs is a hard line to walk. B -Teri Wang...
...political parties, and the New York Times reports that Reed's company offered lobbyists $300 for each pro-Microsoft letter they wrangled out of their constituents. For the sake of excitement, it's too bad the primaries are over: Gates' maneuvers are probably causing John McCain serious gastrointestinal distress - underscoring the awesome power of corporate wealth over the political process...