Word: victim
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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McCarthy as a victim of "persecution" was a somewhat startling picture of that two-fisted mudslinger, though the Republican national chairman was obviously ready to argue for the validity of his portrait. But on one other point there could be no argument: as of last week, Joe McCarthy's political power was greater than it had ever been before...
...Park Avenue. Two hours later he telephoned to apologize-wrong address. Next morning two men showed up to reclaim the package; one of them drew a pistol and quietly invited the butler to instruct the doorman downstairs to admit their ringleader. Then they waited politely for their victim-Fashion Designer Mollie Parnis, 46-to finish a telephone call before they went into her bedroom. "You don't want to get hurt," said one soothingly. "Where are the jewels...
Barry Giles is a victim of fragilitas ossium (brittleness of the bones). No matter how well-balanced his diet or how rich it may be in calcium, his bone-forming cells simply do not make enough bone matrix. The result is that all his bones are thin, slightly porous and extremely brittle...
Corning had 28 saves in all, while his teammates took 26 unsuccessful shots. The slender Crimson goalie was, however, the victim of several defensive lapses...
Radiation affects the bone marrow, where the red cells are produced, and it is some weeks before the victim's system can take over again. White cells are manufactured in the marrow and lymph glands, which are also affected by radiation. The effects are delayed until about a week after a blast...