Word: denizen
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...least as significant as the unveiling of a civic monument. If it uncovered nothing the audience had not seen before, it was at least official and marked the removal of the protective scaffolding. But by the time she is 18, the modern New York debutante is already a familiar denizen of the Stork Club and the" tabloids, and is capable of deciding at a glance whether her escort is sober enough to drive...
...chairmen of 17 Shanghai business and industrial organizations sent a protest to President Truman: "We had no opportunity of presenting our views. . . . We have no intention to whitewash . . . but ... it helps no one to adopt the pontifical attitude of the denizen of an ivory tower...
...cycle of Harvard excursions has traditionally been from near to far. No matter how much warned, practically every denizen of the Yard hovels has investigated Radcliffe before branching out to Wellesley, Smith, and finally to Vassar. Recent developments, however, have made it a doubtful proposition whether the heaven that has been Poughkeepsie will still be within range of the Harvardian. Even the 14 miles to Wellesley now looks like a long trip. Radcliffe, it is certain, will come to play a larger part in the life of Harvard as time goes...
...cycle of Harvard excursions has traditionally been from near to far. No matter how much warned, practically every denizen of the Yard hovels has investigated Radcliffe before branching out of Wellesley, Smith, and finally to Vassar. Recent developments, however, have made it a doubtful proposition whether the heaven that has been Poughkeepsie will still be within range of the Harvardian. Even the 14 miles to Wellesley now looks like a long trip. Radcliffe, it is certain, will come to play a larger part in the life of Harvard as time goes...
Consider the plight of the Bedford Avenue beauty, the denizen of Section 16, who has lauded his beloved Bums ever since McPhail was a pup. Upturned Dodger noses and supercilious smiles will greet the once-inspired shouts of "trow de big bum out; de empire oughtta take gas." National league umpires will have to carry a pocket-sized edition of Funk and Wagnalls into every argument at home plate. The Dodgers' educational standards will thus be lowered to an unheard-of extreme; it will be like throwing a Ted Lyons curve ball to a rookie straight from Andalusia...