Word: gratia
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...Carrying the banner in 1991 for gun owners' rights was Suzanna Gratia Hupp, a chiropractor, mother and horse rancher who was eating lunch with her parents when the gunman crashed his truck through the cafeteria's windows. The family barricaded themselves behind a table, but as the slaughter went on, Hupp's father said he had to do something and he charged toward the man. Her father was shot in the chest, and as he lay dying, his wife of 47 years crawled towards him to cradle his head. The gunman then shot and killed...
...months after Tinnion died, receives benefits automatically.) ? Last month, after the case stirred fierce public debate over the rights of unmarried partners, the MoD announced it would discuss a settlement with Homsi. She would not get the war widow's pension, says an MoD spokesman, but rather an "ex-gratia payment recognizing that in her case there are exceptional circumstances." Homsi's solicitor, Tom Reah, says that his client is still waiting to hear what the MoD might offer but notes that there are larger issues at stake. "Anna Homsi is concerned about herself, obviously," he says. "But she also...