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Word: corners (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1950-1959
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...decent man, then leaves him again for the theater, Dickie is the least surprised person in England. When one of Max's mistresses dies on his hands, and he, at 60, goes off with another, that too seems reasonable enough. With World War II just around the corner, Dickie Savage has in fact grown up and become a bit blasé. Heritage does not say that creative people are exempt from the rules of ordinary decency. But Author West tries to understand them and suggests that even illegitimacy and neglect are not too much to endure for the rare...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: Life with Genius | 10/10/1955 | See Source »

...process of meeting the girl you have chosen is easier than it feels. First you catch her eye, and she draws her upper lip away from her teeth to show she notices you. Then you ask a girl nearby who that "girl in the corner" is. She smiles and says in a loud contralto...

Author: By David Royce, | Title: Sex and Society: Coming of Age at Harvard | 10/8/1955 | See Source »

...THAT'S MARCIA McGLINCHEY! WHY?" In the corner of your eye MARCIA is scuttling behind a sofa. "DO YOU WANT A DATE WITH HER?" cries, your new friend, warming to her role. "SHE'S REALLY...

Author: By David Royce, | Title: Sex and Society: Coming of Age at Harvard | 10/8/1955 | See Source »

...long angle shot from the right. Other Crimson scorers were Shad Tubman at 17:20 of the third on a deflection off Harry Wexler's elbow, Hodnott again at 0:39 of the fourth on a pass from Dick Fisher and Ken McIntosh at 18:07 heading a corner-kick by Hank Holmes...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Varsity Conquers Tufts in Opening Soccer Game, 5-1 | 10/5/1955 | See Source »

This is a delightful chimney-corner tale of old New England and especially of the hardy, hearty line of Goffes who, for 200 years, have lived beside the moving waters of the family mill at Bedford, N.H., near Manchester. The first Goffe to reach...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: Odd Cod | 10/3/1955 | See Source »

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