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Word: borissova (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1941-1941
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Usage:

Fair Stratagem. Telephone Operator Borissova in "Town N" was said by the Russians to have plugged in a call from a stranger in a phone booth. The stranger asked the location of some "communication enterprises." She said: "One moment please; I'll look up the information." She called the militia, who went to the booth, found a Nazi parachutist...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: World War: War of Flying Words | 7/21/1941 | See Source »

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