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Word: butted (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1940-1949
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It sounded a lot like the old Bossy, and, to some extent, it was. "I'm getting rusty . . . I'm 53 now," explained Bossy, "but I'm still no diplomat."

Author: /time Magazine | Title: MASSACHUSETTS: The Old Zamg | 12/19/1949 | See Source »

No one on Dallas' Swiss Avenue wanted to seem unappreciative or lacking in real Yuletide spirit, but, the neighbors pleaded, the plain fact was that the thing had become a nuisance.

Author: /time Magazine | Title: TEXAS: Noisy Night | 12/19/1949 | See Source »

But this year the neighbors got riled. What with the traffic and the music, they couldn't talk, think, sleep, or get in & out of their own driveways. "I am sorry to say it," said one, "but I don't believe I want to hear Silent Night ever...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: TEXAS: Noisy Night | 12/19/1949 | See Source »

Milfred Yant is a man with a remarkable air of respectability; it is accentuated by his pudgy figure, his middle-aged stoop, his brownish hair and open countenance. Back in 1935, as a result, he had little difficulty in selling acres & acres of steep, arid, brush-covered land in the...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: CALIFORNIA: All's Well that Ends Well | 12/19/1949 | See Source »

His system was simple. He erected a corrugated-tin "clubhouse" on land (which he leased but did not own) in the oak-shaded canyon bottom. Then he lured aging citizens 34 miles from Los Angeles by offering free bus rides and free lunches. From the clubhouse he allowed them to...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: CALIFORNIA: All's Well that Ends Well | 12/19/1949 | See Source »

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