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Word: fastest (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1920-1929
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...pale as a sheet in the moonlight" Death came up the golden street on his fastest horse with noiseless hoofs...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: VERSE: Trombones | 6/6/1927 | See Source »

...Fastest Growing...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters: Enthusiasm | 5/30/1927 | See Source »

Notwithstanding that this letter is both impressive and compelling, there is one little error that I am sure you would desire to have called to your attention. That is the line "TIME is the fastest-growing non-fiction magazine...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters: Enthusiasm | 5/30/1927 | See Source »

...guarantees 1,000,000 in 1928. These are increases of 29% and 11% for these two years. TIME increased from 100,000 (January 1926) to 138,000 (January 1927) and guarantees 175,000 for 1928 - increases of 38% and 26%. TIME, then, well merits the title of "fastest-growing." Despite this fact, TIME does not wish to have its advertising claims questioned and shall change the line to read "fastest-growing non-fiction weekly in the U. S." and leave the title of "fastest-growing non-fiction monthly" to fast-growing Better Homes and Gardens...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters: Enthusiasm | 5/30/1927 | See Source »

...happened to be the latter event staged by a battalion from the United States Ship Florida, the fastest battleship in our fleet since it recently attained the terrific speed of 22.32 knots a record for battleships in the United States Navy. Invading Soldiers Field, 350 men strong, the battalion quickly prepared for the exercises which served the double purpose of perfecting it in the open order of drill of which it had but a slight taste recently in Guantanamo and of acquainting Naval Science students in the University with a first hand knowledge of the tactics and manocuvres...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Fusillades Fired by Fighting Forces of "U. S. S. Florida" in Foggy Fracas--Soldiers Field Scene of Sham Struggle | 5/26/1927 | See Source »

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