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Word: confusionism (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1940-1949
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Huddle and Muddle. That there was plenty of muddle as the civilian army took shelter, the whole London press frankly testified. Most of the confusion came, as Lord Horder remarked, because of "the use of shelters for a purpose for which they were not originally intended, namely as dormitories." Even...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: GREAT BRITAIN: Civilians in Battle | 10/7/1940 | See Source »

Let's see--he would run over his strategy once more. Use his power plays, that was it. He had always done that the season's first game.--True, little Amherst was strong this year--he was vagly afraid--. Ah, but the Crimson was stronger. Eleven men,--and more. Eleven...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: THE VAGABOND | 10/5/1940 | See Source »

For the time being, retaliatory horror had to be withheld. For the R. A. F. needed all its energies to pound hard and continuously at potential German invasion bases. The equinox came, but not the enemy. The time for a fair-weather invasion ended, and the time for a foul...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: BATTLE OF BRITAIN: Death and the Hazards | 9/30/1940 | See Source »

> "Nothing outstanding is ever accomplished without distraction and confusion."

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Education: Swinging Teacher | 9/30/1940 | See Source »

Despite some confusion as to parliamentary procedure and heckling by the isolationist-minded, the Harvard Chapter of the American Student Defense League went into high gear last night with the announcement of its credo, the enrollment of members, and short talks by the heads of various committees.

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Forty Enroll In Defense League; Credo Urges Anglo-American Pact | 9/28/1940 | See Source »

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