Word: ordeal
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...with such high demand for so few clinicians, securing an appointment can be quite the ordeal...
...Elian's ordeal at sea was bad enough; the show of force was even worse. Let's hope it didn't do permanent damage. PATRICIA LIMON Guadalajara, Mexico
...months ago--after wrapping the gross-out comedy Road Trip--Green, 28, was found to have cancer and underwent back-to-back surgical procedures to remove a diseased testicle and potentially damaged lymph nodes. Clearly it was no laughing matter. To help himself cope, he turned his ordeal into an MTV comedy special that will air May 23. "Basically," he says, "it shifted my attention away from feeling sorry for myself...
...other as well. While they must work together to ensure that basic needs are met, they must also be wary of whether they will be voted off the island by the person helping them build the hut. This undercurrent of uncertainty is frightening-the contestants must go through this ordeal not knowing whom they can trust...
...crime so heinous. Srivastava was so shaken that she helped Bhanwari file an appeal in the Supreme Court--it is still pending--and later quit her job. "I realized I couldn't spend my life writing reports that would simply gather dust," she says. After hearing of Bhanwari's ordeal, Srivastava started lobbying the Rajasthan government to toughen police accountability. She spearheaded a successful drive to ban sexual harassment in the workplace and led a push for a citizen's right to information that has become a national cause...