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Word: ain (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1950-1959
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Watching the web weave around him, Marv Griffin last week summoned newsman and investigating senators to his ornate office, snapped off a defiant but undiplomatic double negative: "I ain't got no apologies to make." Griffin's enemies gleefully prepared to push more evidence under senatorial eyes, wondered meanwhile when the governor would return to his favorite role of No. 1 Southern white supremacist. Said one Griffin opponent: "Every time he gets in trouble, he talks about segregation...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: GEORGIA: Griffin v. Talmadge | 2/17/1958 | See Source »

...never seen a guy get out so fast. Goddarned, I was scared. I went back to the motel and I banged on the door and I woke Corbin up. I said, 'My God, Junie, I ain't even got any equipment.' He said, 'Just go to sleep.' Next day I told Corbin I was sick. But that didn't do no good. Junie bought me a saddle, boots, pants, all my equipment, and got me a valet...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: Bully & the Beasts | 2/10/1958 | See Source »

...said the lawyer. "You will suspend sentence of a convicted murderer, but you wall hang a horse thief." The old judge rang a spittoon with a stream of tobacco juice. "Sonny," he replied, "I reckon that's 'cause we got men that need killin' but we ain't got no hosses that need stealin...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: TEXAS: Murdertown, U.S.A. | 2/3/1958 | See Source »

Rock with caveman Roll with caveman . . . Stalactite, stalagmite Hold your baby very tight Piltdown poppa sings this song Archaeologist done me wrong The British Museum's got my head Most unfortunate 'cause I ain't dead...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Music: Piltdown Poppa | 12/30/1957 | See Source »

...delivery rooms), through it (garages, restaurants and hotels), and out of it (mortuary slumber rooms). Millions open their eyes to it, wrap themselves in it as they drive to work, turn out goods and services to a brisk, production-boosting beat (overall stitchers in Colorado stitch 10% faster to Ain...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Music: Singing Land | 12/23/1957 | See Source »

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