Word: wrought
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...stooped to the level of Limbaugh, referring to Senator Scott Brown, who rode in on a tea party wave, as a “homophobic, racist, teabagging supporter of violence against women.” We need not give the movement undue credit—it’s wrought with internal contradictions and an irresponsible tinge of me-first-ism—but we do need to cease the condescension. Even if the movement doesn’t crystallize into a coherent political organization, its animating sentiments are not likely to disappear soon. Rather than patronizing the tea partiers...
Nyamekye’s journey from Switzerland to Cambridge has now led him to the 2008 MLS Cup Champions Columbus Crew. However, his transition from collegiate to professional soccer is wrought with obstacles...
...government pumps tens of billions of dollars into an auto-industry bailout skewed in favor of GM, Fiat and the United Auto Workers. At the same time, Stevens' picture of corporate fat cats oppressing the little guy ignores the revolution in campaign finance and communications that is being wrought by the Internet. Viable candidacies can now be launched overnight by the enthusiasm of small donors. Times have never been better for a candidate who manages to fire the interest of grass-roots voters...
...family could remember a cold spell this protracted, not even since the freezes of the 1980s wrought more than a billion dollars in citrus losses. At 5:45 a.m. on Jan. 11, when the temperature read 25°F (-4°C), Kyle yanked an early-season orange from a tree. He sliced the top third and the juice ran freely, making him think they may have squeaked through another night. But with a second cut through the middle, Kyle shook his head. "This is not good," he said, running his knife through slush, as it's called...