Search Details

Word: wound (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: all
Sort By: most recent first (reverse)


Usage:

...supreme irony of fate, the death of a young, innocent boy who probably knew little of hate or history spurred the black community to demand its rights. Stephen, who never tried to wound or even threaten his killers, could have been an example of how to bring change peacefully, but, instead, he is now a symbol for a group determined to destroy and condemn...

Author: By Jenny E. Heller, | Title: POSTCARD FROM LONDON | 7/17/1998 | See Source »

...laser pointer incident was only the first disturbing event of the evening. Soon a man in the E.R. waiting room, whose friend was being treated for a bloody head wound, began asking Nisha for her address and offering to be her boyfriend. Scared, Nisha and I joined Anjali by the receptionist...

Author: By Barbara E. Martinez, | Title: POSTCARD FROM WESTCHESTER COUNTY | 7/17/1998 | See Source »

...which are among the most versatile molecules in the body. Among other things, prostaglandins trigger uterine contractions during birth; generate a layer of mucus that protects the stomach from its acids; and cause blood particles called platelets to form clots--a mixed blessing, since the clots that help a wound heal can also lead to a heart attack...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Aspirin Without Ulcers | 7/13/1998 | See Source »

...defined the whole notion of in-your-face. That story appeared at a moment when the conduct of national affairs had collapsed into something armed and dangerous. It was 1968, just days after the murder of Robert Kennedy, and before him of Martin Luther King Jr., when the exit wound was becoming a standard problem in American politics. Though the bloodshed of those years emerged out of many causes, one of them was surely the long-standing American romance with guns--the mystique and abundance of firearms, and the ease with which they moved from one hand to another until...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Still Under The Gun | 7/6/1998 | See Source »

...speaking for. They seem to be making individual bids for stardom." It's easy to dismiss the voices of Old Guard feminists as the typical complaints of leaders nostalgic for their days at center stage. But is Ally McBeal really progress? Maybe if she lost her job and wound up a single mom, we could begin a movement again...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Feminism: It's All About Me! | 6/29/1998 | See Source »

Previous | 222 | 223 | 224 | 225 | 226 | 227 | 228 | 229 | 230 | 231 | 232 | 233 | 234 | 235 | 236 | 237 | 238 | 239 | 240 | 241 | 242 | Next