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Word: couldn (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1930-1939
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...brother also wants Gilbert Beesemyer to be given another chance." The former movie villain had scarcely done talking when he suffered a heart attack; he had to be assisted out of the room. "My doctor told me not to come," he gasped. "But hell, I couldn't let this fellow down...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: CRIME: Mercy and Justice | 10/9/1939 | See Source »

...which nothing short of a World War could volatilize. This World War, by pushing Germany and England out of the world coal market, was bringing U. S. coal companies some pretty fair export business. In addition, if anybody stood to profit momentarily from industrial forward buying, they did: they couldn't fill their orders. Pittsburgh Coal was traded at $8½ (up almost 300% from $2¼), Consolidation Coal at $6¾ (up over 500% from...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: STATE OF BUSINESS: Month at the Races | 10/9/1939 | See Source »

...think we need representation for Harvard in the Council," Maguire remarked. "Harvard does this community a lot of good and deserves more say in the local government. If Cambridge were run from Littauer Center, it couldn't be in worse condition than...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Three Students Enter Fight For Cambridge City Council | 10/5/1939 | See Source »

...other two men who have been placed on Wilson's crew are Moffat and Pennoyer. Paul Pennoyer in a powerful and well developed oarsman who simply couldn't find a place on the Freshman crew last year. Moffat is relatively inexperienced, but he certainly pulls his weight and he is a conscientious worker...

Author: By William W. Tyng, | Title: War Smashes Olympic Dreams of West Coast Crews; East-West Race Possible | 10/5/1939 | See Source »

...chess; conquering 26 other nations and just squeezing out a team of nerve-racked Poles by half a point (36 to 35½); after a siege of 27 days; at Buenos Aires. U. S. chessmen, victors in 1933-35-37, did not compete this year because they couldn't be bothered...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: Who Won, Oct. 2, 1939 | 10/2/1939 | See Source »

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