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Word: db (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1960-1969
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...market.* Britain's Jaguar introduced its XKE 2 + 2, nine inches longer than the two-passenger model, which it otherwise resembles. It has a minimal back seat that can accommodate two people in a pinch, costs $6,070. Aston-Martin went even further with a four-passenger DB 6 that has a full back seat and sells for $15,400. For the man who wants to take his wife and kids to the beach in a hurry-say at 150 m.p.h.-Aston-Martin has just the answer: the $22,500 Shooting Brake, certainly the snazziest station wagon ever built...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Cars: Fast, Sporty & Expensive | 4/15/1966 | See Source »

Research began when the scientists administered their medicine (formula: 1¾ oz. dry gin + ¼ oz. vermouth + 1 olive). Tests ended "at saturation," when nobody cares. The conclusion: "A linear relationship of 2 db increase of tolerance per martini until the third cocktail became apparent. At this point, another physiological condition gradually occurs within the subject, causing the tolerance to increase on a cumulative basis of 4 db per cocktail until saturation...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Aviation: Drowning Out the Noise | 12/14/1962 | See Source »

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