Word: bong
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...work inside a little wooden booth at one end of the platform, through a glass window he could be seen pulling, slapping and stamping at the levers and pedals of the most complicated piece of bell-ringing machinery in the U. S. When he had boomed his last bong, Carillonneur Lefre emerged from his booth in a dignified sweat, took off his gloves amid the gale-blown applause of his fellows...
...BONG! went the New York Stock Exchange 10 o'clock opening bell one day last week. What looked like the worst break of the year promptly began. By radio and ticker came the gloomy words of Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain before the House of Commons. To the market they brought a tide of liquidation. Prices cracked as much as three points, blocks as big as 6,000 shares were dumped. At 10:28, came the word that Hitler had agreed to a four-power conference. The tide turned. During the next hour buying orders for 700,000 shares jammed...
Obscured by all the bong and glitter of pre-Coronation, a quiet little scene took place in Britain's High Court last week which may vitally affect the future of Anglo-Italian relations, possibly the peace of Europe...
...spring to go to Hollywood (TIME, Oct. 19). Conductor Stokowski took pains to make his first concert of the New York season glitter, made the new symphony wait till last. Devoted to Oriental instruments, he swelled the percussion section with a group of weird brass Oriental gongs, had them bong dolefully through his own transcription of music from Boris Godunov...
Just before 7 p. m. a black-uniformed usher whispered in President Bouisson's ear. Bong! went the big brass bell...