Word: victimize
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Burgard says he worries that without a body of courses open to all, students may fall victim to the caprices of the various departments in terms of what courses they could take to fulfill their requirements...
...make headlines. In 1988, Dietz testified in the grand jury investigation of Tawana Brawley, a black woman who claimed to have been abducted and raped by a gang of white men in upstate New York. The grand jury found her claims to be untrue. Dietz coined the term factitious victimization disorder to describe what occurs when someone claims to be a victim to win sympathy and support. The motives for individuals who stage their own victimization range from trying to get out of exams to stirring a boyfriend to pay more attention, Dietz says...
Malone, who until now has interrupted only with laughter, is confronted with a similar question on how she related to her character, Leland’s heroin-addicted girlfriend and sister of the victim. “Funny you should ask,” she jokes, eyes darting around the circle of reporters, “because I had them give me my paycheck in needles...
...weaving hints of these classic artists into his own songs, it becomes apparent that Knoc-turn’al revels in his local notoriety. His authentic California flavor makes The Way I Am a successful and entertaining album. Hopefully Knoc-turn’al will not fall victim to trying to appeal to an East Coast listener base, as it his focus on the West Coast that distinguishes his music...
...Anybody who has been turned down for a date has been a victim of the human drive to control the genetic composition of one’s children,” Pinker said...