Word: fasted
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...Shanghai, where well-to-do Chinese are cold to the white-hot flame of Chinese patriotism, hospital bulletins on the Premier were anxiously snatched as fast as they came in. Next day, at a rumor that Wang was dead, panic began to sweep Shanghai's Exchange. Solid gold bars- "the only safe thing"-soared up as everything else fell. Then gold receded as the Premier's condition was said to be "satisfactory." Same day Shooter Sun died of wounds...
Painter Monet heard the remark and thereafter scrupulously signed his canvases Claude Monet. Later Monet and Manet became fast French friends. Though their names, their style, their faces and their beards were very much alike, Frenchmen of the 19th Century had no great difficulty differentiating between them...
...Macfadden fingered a little pile of tooth picks on his desk. "I always say," he glowed, "that I'm 67 years old and 25 years young. ... I only eat when I'm hungry : sometimes one, sometimes two meals a day. ... I can solve any problem when I fast...
...progress had about as much dramatic conflict as the passage of a knife through butter. During the earlier battles in the vicinity of Montelegino he had perfected his tactics, staking everything on a swift and varied attack, compensating for the numerical weakness of his troops by rapid concentrations and fast marches, counting heavily on the timidity of enemy generals for the success of his plans...
Garry LeVan, fast and shifty halfback, and the powerful Homer Spofford will both be in shape on Saturday, although lately suffering from injuries, and will probably begin the game. Still, the ability of Paul Pauk, former Worcester School player, Jack White, who has shone in many games in place of LeVan, and the fleet Jack Irwin make them all equally potential starters. In addition, Chick Kaufman, brother of Les Kaufman, who was a main cog in last year's backfield, will probably be a replacement at halfback owing to his punting prowess...