Word: craving
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...their own theories about ships "blowing up" and "crashing in flames" or "falling apart in the air" and being "hurtled to the ground". Seeking some spectacular bit of news an ambitious news hound will feature anything and exploit it to the limits of his imagination. That is what readers crave...
...this statement: "In my circle of friends, with two exceptions, I have found no man, woman or child who drinks, brews, smuggles, purchases, sells or distributes any form of alcoholic liquor. These enormous dry circles appear to me to represent the climax of normal civilized growth. Those who still crave alcohol must acquire self-discipline before they attain the civilized standard. For them Prohibition is necessary...
...Bevers in the Buttery after the Tolling of the Bell, Nor above a Quarter of an hour after Thanksgiving in the Hall at Meals'; the order was repeated in 1667, and in 1734 it was specified that 'the Senior Tutor, or Other Senior Scholar in the Hall Shall crave a blessing, & return thanks'. Presumably, then, a grace was said both before and after a meal...