Word: hurtful
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...banks. It could mean that the nonbank, or "shadow bank," system is less appealing to borrowers than traditional banks in uncertain times, and so they are going to regular banks for loans instead. Or more ominously, it could mean there is an overall dramatic drop in borrowing, which would hurt everybody...
...home will end up in foreclosure. Many illegal immigrants are homeowners, and driving them from their houses would be a Pyrrhic victory for any community fighting blight. Salvador's father-in-law Alejandro, an undocumented immigrant who owns a home in St. Helens, says the Anglos who target him hurt themselves. "I own this house and am making my mortgage payments on time," he says. "But what happens if I lose my job? Then the bank takes my house, and this place becomes the city's problem...
...local newsstands and convenience stores said they would not expect a large impact on sales were The Globe to close. Radwan Kheireddine of C’est Bon Convenience said he expects any loss in business to be temporary. “In the beginning, we’ll hurt a little bit,” he said. “But we’ll adjust...
Several fellow Porter Square Exchange Mall store owners expressed concern that the grocery’s closing would hurt their own business...
...between Greg and Steph, 20-somethings who have been living together for four years. She is furious over a disparaging comment (repeated to her by a girlfriend) he apparently made about her looks. LaBute's sharp dialogue avoids zingers but captures the way people really act when they are hurt and angry: irrational, inarticulate, unconsciously (and often consciously) cruel. And it's not just a prelude to a sentimental kiss and make up: a couple of scenes later, still angry but realizing something larger about their relationship, Steph moves out. "I'm taking the bedroom TV," she shouts...