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Word: drowner (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1920-1929
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Usage:

...flying. Cutting the air like a scimitar came cries for help. Up jumped Edda, peered seawards, saw a bobbing head. Without hesitation she dived into the roaring brine. With long, strong strokes, she propelled herself to the bobbing head, which she discovered to belong to a woman. As the drowner was about to sink, Signorina Mussolini grabbed her, managed to keep her afloat until an armada of rowboated rescuers arrived...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: ITALY: Bravery | 8/17/1925 | See Source »

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