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Word: disavows (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1940-1949
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...beyond the Constitution." He said he would go to Congress as a guardian who has invested the money of a ward might go to him when he came of age and say: "I did this for your good; I pretend no right to bind you; you may disavow me, and I must get out of the scrape as I can; I thought it my duty to risk myself...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: THE PRESIDENCY: The Big Deal | 9/16/1940 | See Source »

Illinois' Bosses Kelly & Nash filed Franklin D. Roosevelt as a candidate in the April 9 primary. He has until Feb. 24 to disavow the filing. Thomas E. Dewey entered Illinois' Republican primary, where a sweeping victory would give any candidate top billing. Bob Taft was undecided. Arthur Vandenberg declined...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: National Affairs: Thawing Out | 2/12/1940 | See Source »

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