A 1909 newspaper article from the Paterson, New Jersey, Morning Call recounts the story of a runaway teen who was living the life of Riley — if only briefly. This is part of a complete episode. Transcript of “1909 Life of Riley” We were talking...
thrownaway n.—Gloss: a child who has been forced to leave home by a guardian or parent. «A federal study found that 45 percent of missing kids were either runaways or “thrownaways,” a term for kids kicked out of their homes by caretakers.» —“‘I...
runaway n.— «As it happens, a fair number of those imported film projects (or “runaways,” as the California film industry calls movies that shoot elsewhere) aren’t exactly blockbusters or critics award-caliber works.» —“Oregon: Coming to a theater...