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Word: dumbstruck (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1970-1979
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...first, the vigilers seemed only dumbstruck, but anger was quick to follow. When the AAA member left, it was unclear whether the BSA and AAA would publicly denounce the sit-out, or merely withhold their support. (As it turned out the next day, various leaders of these groups participated in the sit-out activities.) The sky was getting lighter by this time, and the coming day was clearly The Enemy, a foot-tapping, non-verbal "Hurry up please, it's time." The approximately 120 people who remained had no idea what to expect: perhaps they would have to cancel...

Author: By Peter R. Melnick, | Title: In Unity Is Strength | 5/2/1978 | See Source »

...years ago, when police brutality was a much hotter issue, Wylie delivered a blistering speech from the floor of the City Council chambers, condemning the excesses of the police department, "as half the force and their wives sat dumbstruck in the audience...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Council Candidate Profiles | 10/30/1975 | See Source »

...first few minutes after 5 a. m. last Ap??, one of the chants that rose from dumbstruck ?tators around University Hall was "Pusey Mus? Pusey Must Go!" The chant died gradually? curiously did not reappear...

Author: By James M. Fallows president, | Title: ???hot | 2/3/1970 | See Source »

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