Word: ruine
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...initial reaction to the statement that I don’t have TV at home inevitably brings the conversation to an abrupt halt, combined with a dropped jaw or two. People often act offended, as if it’s personally injurious to them that this freak had to ruin the seemingly innocuous prime time-themed discussion. Then come the questions, demands that I explain myself. My reason for not having TV is not straightforward; it can’t be chalked up to religion or a hermetic lifestyle. Finally, my companions’ dissatisfaction with my explanation produces...
...presidential campaign of Republican California Governor Pete Wilson. Idle and itchy, they get a call seeking help for a presidential candidate in even worse straits: Russian President Boris Yeltsin. A hero for leading his country out of communism in the early '90s, he is now, amid economic ruin and a war in Chechnya, the goat. Polls show him trailing not only his main opponent, communist Gennadi Zyuganov, but also Joseph Stalin, the long-dead Soviet dictator...
This has become one of the biggest hockey stories of the yer, alongside the fact that the NHL is slipping toward financial ruin...
Harvard (13-11, 6-5 Ivy) will get its first chance to ruin a team’s postseason chances tomorrow night, when it travels to Philadelphia to take on the Quakers (16-9, 10-2), who are currently in first place in the conference...
...songs on the album have been remixed ad nauseam, this is the first time Spandau Ballet’s “True” has been turned into a rap song, but to unfortunate results; I fear Gary Kemp would not approve as WILL.I.AM and FERGIE manage to ruin a classic love song that has been a favorite for many years...