Word: cagiest
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Dates: during 1937-1937
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...three days last week the cagiest David Harums of the U. S. milled around a rectangular tanbark enclosure on Manhattan's Squadron A Armory, squinting knowingly as 226 harness horses were trotted or paced, one by one, up & down the narrow track. Walking sticks flashed in the air as bids were raised again & again and the raucous-voiced auctioneer pounded his gavel, announced the buyers. Thus was sold $206,000 worth of U. S. horseflesh at the 43rd annual Old Glory Sale, capping the most successful year in the history of U. S. harness racing...
...state of paper values has a potent influence on the state of public spending. As a result, retail stores began to worry over fall sales. Estimates for fall steel production were revised from 75% of activity to 70%. New financing was postponed. And the National Association of Purchasing Agents, cagiest of all buying groups, saw fit to warn that buying should be "conservative" when there was so much uncertainty, even though there is "no real fear of a serious letdown" in fall business...