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Word: commercialistic (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1930-1939
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President Roosevelt expects to shrink the Department of Commerce, so greatly expanded by Herbert Hoover. Secretary Roper, no eminent commercialist, is prepared for major amputations...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: THE CABINET: Roosevelt's Ten | 3/6/1933 | See Source »

...been the victim of Dishonesty even more piddling?has bought a ticket which he fancied good because it was marked Row F, then discovered there were numerous unlettered rows in front of row A. So prevalent is this species of informatory weaseling that many philosophic souls wonder whether any commercialist can be utterly frank about the nature of the things he wishes to sell. Recently there has been plenty of food for such speculations...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Business: Dishonesty | 2/17/1930 | See Source »

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