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Word: ballpoints (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1950-1959
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Usage:

...side room Churchill sat for a while listening to a portable radio and making notes with a ballpoint pen. He was glum until the Labor lead began to drop. Then he threw away a long-dead cigar, lighted a fresh one. "Now it's really getting exciting," said Churchill...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: GREAT BRITAIN: We Can't Run Away | 3/6/1950 | See Source »

...rough going for a while. Parker Pen Co. pushed him out of first place, then Eversharp with its ballpoint eclipsed them both. But Sheaffer brought out its own cheap ballpoint ($1.50) and forged again into first place. Craig Sheaffer expects to stay there, confident that his workers will match the higher bonus with lower costs and higher productivity...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: CORPORATIONS: More from Less | 2/20/1950 | See Source »

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