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Word: anxiously (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1930-1939
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...Levy stood mute, being ready, willing and anxious to accept the judicial favor of one he hoped, believed and expected would soon be his own and that of his clients...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: National Affairs: Disbarred | 11/27/1939 | See Source »

...kept it closed in many a case of violated neutrality during the past few months in a desperate effort to keep her political hot corner out of the war play. As never before, the little monarchy, squeezed between Europe's antagonistic No. 1 sea and land powers, is anxious to remain neutral...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: THE NETHERLANDS: Worried Queen | 11/27/1939 | See Source »

...called over to Torby. "Hey, Flash, a hand with this shirt." Torby came over and yanked the jersey into place over the shoulder pads, so that big "52" slid down somewhere between his shoulder blades. He turned and grinned at Torby. Torby looked a little anxious. Tom whispered over...

Author: By J. P. L., | Title: The Vagabond | 11/25/1939 | See Source »

Last year's opener with Tech, on the small floor of Hangar gym, resulted in a 29 to 24 setback for the Crimson cagemen, and they are anxious to avenge that defeat this year. M. I. T. presents a veteran quintet, but the Feslermen should be much improved over their last year's early season form...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Basketball Team Practice to Start For MIT Game | 11/20/1939 | See Source »

Through rivet holes in an after bulkhead new prisoners were shown neat stacks of barrel-sized mines; adjacent were the powder magazines. What would happen if a mishap or an enemy shell touched that hold was something they all thought about, seldom spoke of. Other anxious moments came as they listened to the ticklish task of minelaying, or as they waited in the blue, corpselike light when buzzers called the crew to battle stations...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: Terrible Tub | 11/6/1939 | See Source »

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