Word: befallen
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...just to thank, not just to express our most humble gratitude and then return to the rote and rhythm of our everyday lives. Instead, Thanksgiving should remind us to act. It should remind us that we owe thanks not only for the good will and fortune that have befallen us, but also, and more importantly, for the good deeds which others have blessed us with, for the selfless acts of kindness and love they have deliberately employed to enrich our lives. As such, Thanksgiving should compel us to reciprocate that selflessness, not only tomorrow, but every day of the year...
Citing the tragedies that have befallen children of pop in the past critics of teeny weenie bopper music complain that the music industry forces young kids to play roles for which they are not ready. Such critics argue that no child is capable of managing the stresses and strains of the notoriously fickle industry, and that to encourage young boys and girls to pursue pop-stardom on the road borders on child abuse. The early death of Patrick Waite from '80s pre-teen group Musical Youth (of "Pass the Dutchie" fame) is a prime example...
...tribulations, though, the most unfortunate tragedy has befallen Butler, who tore her anterior cruciate ligament in practice the first week of September and will now miss the entire season...
McAuliffe's sprawling network of friends is one reason he has managed to escape the legal trouble that has sometimes befallen other moneymen. His relationships extend to top Republicans who came to his rescue during the Senate probe of White House coffees in 1996. When G.O.P. investigators found alleged discrepancies in McAuliffe's deposition, sources say, allies of Republican Party chairman Haley Barbour persuaded Senate Republican leaders to take him at his word. It worked. McAuliffe wasn't even called as a witness at the showcase hearings held...