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Word: dears (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1940-1949
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...Tennessee Valley Authority: "The country is better off.", But Illinois' Senator Paul Douglas declared that David Lilienthal was a "great public servant" who deserved to know that "the great mass of Americans recognize the splendid work he has done." In a letter of unusual warmth and appreciation to "Dear Dave," President Harry Truman agreed. "Reluctantly and with the utmost regret," he accepted the resignation, but with the understanding that Lilienthal would still be on call at any time...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: THE ADMINISTRATION: With Utmost Regret | 12/5/1949 | See Source »

...Playwright O'Brien chronicles all Ana's ecstasies and woes. Rich in period costumes, and richer in theatrical cliches,' That Lady accelerates now & then from the speed of a glacier to that of glue. It is enacted, moreover, in whaleboned prose: characters address one another as "dear friend." and favor such pronunciations as "princess...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Theater: New Play in Manhattan, Dec. 5, 1949 | 12/5/1949 | See Source »

...Dear Bill...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Text of the Fish Letter | 11/29/1949 | See Source »

...office) was as bubbling as ever. As the triumphant wedding music boomed out, hordes of twittering women converged on the entrance and television crews flicked on their lights. "I hate to go out there and face that mess," said the new Mrs. Barkley. "That's no mess, my dear," boomed the Veep. "That's the American people...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: THE VICE PRESIDENCY: That's the American People | 11/28/1949 | See Source »

...novels bound in white vellum, some colored quill-pens, a "vast tortoiseshell crucifix" and stacks of "those large blue rectangular postcards" on which he wrote both his novels and correspondence ("Tomorrow I go to Hayti," crooned one such card to Sir Osbert. "They say the President is a Perfect Dear...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: A Perfect Dear | 11/21/1949 | See Source »

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