Word: appealing
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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While Cachin had been speaking, the Moscow radio was broadcasting that "the nomination of Acheson offers the possibility of a reorientation of American foreign policy," and the Moscow press was playing up an appeal for a Truman-Stalin meeting...
...determine which car is bought. Over the years Buick has become the "doctor's car" because it looks prosperous but doesn't sound too expensive. Between Chevrolet, Pontiac and Olds, the choice is often dictated by the necessity of keeping up with the Joneses. And the snob appeal that sells many Cadillacs can work in reverse: many a man who can afford one buys a Buick instead, for fear the neighbors will think he is putting on airs...
...fulfillment of these two aims lies the greatness of Mrs. Coolidge's life work. Under the auspices of the Foundation, the world's finest musicians have been able to present to attentive audiences music of their own choice whose special appeal would generally exclude it from the concert-manager system. Alexander Schneider's performances throughout the country, as well as at Harvard, of Bach's Six Snotaas for Unaccompanied Violin are examples of her impartial patronage. --Herbert P. Gleason
...Quizzes appeal mostly to people who have gone to high school but not college...
...Lucky Pup CBS has the most literate children's show on Eastern TV. A considerable part of its adult-appeal is supplied by telegenic Doris Brown, who introduces the various characters: Lucky Pup, a dog playboy with a $5,000,000 inheritance; Foodini, an evil but outstandingly inefficient magician; Pinhead, an amiable stooge, and Jolo, a clown...