Word: bolting
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...over the assembly, the debate in the main committee was uninterrupted. Johnson and Borah, excited and talkative, were still holding their irreconcilable position. So heated, indeed, was the debate that a fight on the floor seemed likely at any time. Johnson, backed by Borah, held a threat of a bolt over the members, who in response sat defiant, waiting it seemed for the storm to break. But outside of heated words nothing active was done...