Word: wrought
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Given this, it is possible to argue that Texaco has admitted its wrongdoing and begun to repair the damage it has wrought, and that no more action is necessary. However, the nature of Texaco's crime is so heinous and destructive to our communities and race relations in America that we must make it clear that its actions are not only illegal but also completely unacceptable to society in general. Otherwise, we run the risk of painting our anti-discrimination laws as hollow lip-service to racial equality that do not reflect the opinions of our citizens...
...Clinton administration has been wrought with mini and not-so-mini scandals, from Haircutgate to Filegate, from Dick Morris to Whitewater. Were these created by a sensationalist media or by an irresponsible government? In other words, do government and media share the responsibility for the decline in Washington's character...
Williams praised women for having the gift of conflict resolution and reconciliation needed in war-wrought areas of the world, but referred to the feminist movement in the United States as "a disgrace" and heralded the audience "to stop our gender from being invisible...
...Gene is no longer a passive wimp but rather a rising computer whiz with a wife, a son and--somewhat to the shrink's discomfort--a beautiful mistress. After their last session, Neruda notes, "I have to admit a surge of vanity: I was proud of what I had wrought." A bit later he hears from his former patient, "You cured me. I'm not a neurotic anymore. It's just that I can't bear the normal misery of life." The message is read to the doctor over the phone by a detective investigating Gene's murder...
...subjects and the readers back home. For this week's issue he traveled to Afghanistan because, he says, "I thought it had dropped out of America's consciousness." Driving around Kabul in a beat-up Toyota taxi, he was astounded by the devastation Afghanistan's long civil war has wrought on its capital. "More has to be done about the humanitarian situation," says Nachtwey. "Those people should not be forgotten...