Word: unwantedness
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The victims' coffins, draped with E.C. flags during a memorial service in Zagreb's cathedral the next evening, were a bleak reminder that peace will not come easily to Yugoslavia after six months of civil war. The federal military was quick to refer to "an unwanted and tragic event," and...
OUT-OF-WEDLOCK, teenage pregnancy is associated with the margins of society. Pregnant teenagers are viewed as part of the disenfranchised youth, in league with the drop-outs, the druggies, the shoplifters and the punks. I couldn't avoid feeling that stigma, and at times half believing, however irrationally, that...
Even a liberal atmosphere like Harvard's, where premarital sex is generally accepted behavior, is not receptive to discussion of the results of that behavior. Society remains unwilling to face the negative consequences of its actions, yet it places unwanted pregnancy in a shameful category.
On the approach to the facility, along a twisting, narrow stretch of County Route 601, past Heart Trouble Lane, a flashing yellow warning light and a 10- m.p.h. speed limit provide the first hint that something unusual is around the bend. The compound is surrounded by a 10-ft.-high...
Groupie action, says a New York City-based sportscaster, is heaviest in baseball, with basketball second. "Baseball players have a long season, they're on the road for weeks, and they stay in one place longer," this announcer explains. "Basketball players have it easy because they're so recognizable." Although...