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Word: combings (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1940-1949
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Dapper Walter Hagen used to stride out to the first tee, often late for his match, run a comb through his Brilliantined hair and drawl: "Well, who's going to be second?" "The Haig's" psychological warfare continued through the match. He made the hard shots look easy, the easy ones look stupendous. Early in a match he would concede putts to his opponent, later rattle him by insisting that even the short ones be played out. No matter how poorly Walter seemed to be shooting, nobody relaxed until he was in. But where Hagen deliberately played...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: Little Ice Water | 1/10/1949 | See Source »

...Dream of the Comb. To Nikolai Fedorovich, Galina had written: "I feel just as melancholy as you . . . There are always dreams passing through my mind. When I awake in the morning I look at your picture. I look at it 30 times a day. Without it my heart aches, and there is no rest for my soul...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: RUSSIA: Not Like Texas | 11/22/1948 | See Source »

...Bright Sunshine": "I am terribly worried and concerned about you. In my dream last night I saw a fine lady's comb with three teeth missing in the middle. I awoke with a single thought in my mind-what has happened...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: RUSSIA: Not Like Texas | 11/22/1948 | See Source »

...Combined Charities Drive for $25,000 opens today. During the next four days, solicitors will comb all entries in an effort to secure $10 from every Harvard undergraduate. The drive will be over Friday evening...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Combined Charities Require $25,000 | 11/9/1948 | See Source »

Operation Giant Bear. When the Generalissimo first appointed him to the economic post last month, Chiang Ching-kuo started out quietly by ordering price ceiling lists displayed at all markets, and setting up post boxes for citizens' complaints. A hundred plainclothes agents were assigned to comb streets and markets for price violators and hoarders...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: CHINA: Spirit v. Money | 9/20/1948 | See Source »

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