Word: accomplis
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...Argentine had thought that such a thing could happen in his country, said La Nation. "Nevertheless, we find ourselves confronted with a fait accompli. A great voice has been silenced. But its echo will continue vibrating in the hearts of all those who love liberty." Though the authorities might take over La Prensa's assets, they could never acquire "its intellectual prestige, its public confidence . . . We must believe that the independent truth and devotion to the national interest which always distinguished La Prensa of yesterday will return again to be respected and blessed in La Prensa of tomorrow...
...eighth parallel before receiving U.N. authorization. A final push to the Yalu River, which would have put American troops right on the border, was an ill-advised move at a time when Chinese Communists were on their way to the U.N. They would have been faced with a fait accompli had they held back their troops, and their bargaining position would have been badly weakened. Therefore they launched an offensive, which so far shows little sign of slowing down...