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Word: exacts (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1940-1949
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...Exact figures on Allied losses were not available last week. British killed, wounded and captured since 1940 approximated 150,000. U.S. killed, wounded and missing (up to April 3, before the final stages...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: World Battlefronts: BATTLE OF AFRICA: End of a Phase | 5/24/1943 | See Source »

...left and take your pick), that thereupon all vice presidents, managing and senior editors and other executives snap into line, and that teams of writers and researchers then proceed-with a precision that would make the Radio City Music Hall Rockettes look like an awkward squad-to produce that exact story down to the last semicolon. In short, put idea in slot, pull lever and zing-next thing you know a million copies are all over every place...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: A Letter From The Publisher, May 17, 1943 | 5/17/1943 | See Source »

...exact content of the so-called "Specialized Training Corps" is not clear, but apparently it will include such large enlisted groups as the Basic Engineering and Basic Pre-Med courses. Most members of the Corps are expected to live in Leverett and Winthrop Houses, according to University releases...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Army Commandants Appointed; Weekend Leaves Only 100 Miles | 5/14/1943 | See Source »

...slacks and short coats, spend their evenings wandering about the Boston Common." They have long hair waving down past their shoulders and their faces are prettily made up. They smile provocatively and giggle as they pass the shore patrol on their way into the Boston Common. To use the exact words of the Traveler, they are "the friendliest girls in the world...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: THE MAIL | 5/7/1943 | See Source »

...Fish, glaring around him, observed: "I want honest labeling of our parties . . . in 1944," and sat down. This was a big order, for although many have tried, no one has yet even been able to think of an exact label for Mr. Fish...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Labels | 5/3/1943 | See Source »

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