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Word: agee (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1940-1949
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Churchill denounced meticulous governessing. As he said "governessing," Churchill, who for all his age and greatness has never outgrown the small-boy look, stared hard at Cripps who, even in his youth, had the thin lips, the stern but not unkindly eye of the typical governess. And there was a further likeness: Cripps has always had the deep conviction of all good governesses that they know best...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: GREAT BRITAIN: Government by Governess | 11/10/1947 | See Source »

...equipment with one exception is scaled down to the proper size for the inhabitants of the Lilliputian world. Chairs, tables, picture heights, and playground slides all conform to the maximum measurements for the various age levels...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: University Watches Out for Junior | 11/8/1947 | See Source »

Hopson, who is now in the market for a partner to bring capital into a growing enterprise, has built his gimmick--now retailing for $70--around the age-old standby and social catalyst of a tray of ice cubes...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Alumnus' Gadget Puts New Zest into Zombies | 11/7/1947 | See Source »

...dean is well suited for is job. On surprisingly common ground with a majority of his students, he graduated college at the age of 24, and has two years as counsellor for Veterans behind him. After leaving his Indiana high school, Bender worked at various jobs on the New York Central, including section hand and caller of crews for departing trains. For two years he went to Goshen College; then followed a stint as a grade-school teacher, before his arrival at Harvard...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Faculty Profile | 11/5/1947 | See Source »

...seldom have such a major operation," Durant asserted, adding that old age, not any present danger, necessitated the repairs...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Claverly Face-Lifting Nears Final Touches | 11/4/1947 | See Source »

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