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Word: finests (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1960-1969
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Pablo Picasso is one of the finest artists Western civilization has produced. No doubt you will receive many a letter asking you just what got into you to print such abominations as this. This letter is to let you know that some people at least do appreciate your efforts...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters: Nov. 10, 1961 | 11/10/1961 | See Source »

...German parents, did not learn English until her parents moved to Britain when she was 14. Since then, she has published ten books in English, ranging from a distinguished study of the Knights Templars to The Golden Hand, a novel of 14th century England that ranks with the finest historical fiction of this century. Altogether, Edith Simon's works comprise a virtuoso display of versatility...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: A Genuine Fake | 11/10/1961 | See Source »

...Avventura is not a sequel to La Dolce Vita; it is not social criticism; it is the finest film to reach Boston this year...

Author: By Stephen F. Jencks, AT THE FENWAY UNTIL WEDNESDAY | Title: L'Avventura | 11/4/1961 | See Source »

Against Princeton, for example, in a cliffhanging 9-3 loss that was Penn's finest game this year, Stiegman bet all his marbles on Gray after the Quakers had driven on the ground from their own 20 up to the Tiger 17 in the closing minutes of play. The trick didn't work, but Stiegman will probably try it again...

Author: By Frederic L. Ballard jr., | Title: Crimson Seeks Third Ivy Victory Against Dangerous Quaker Squad | 11/4/1961 | See Source »

...grape brought from Spain by the Franciscan monks. "The Count,'' as Haraszthy was called, did not like it. He persuaded the legislature that the state's wine needed improvement, and in 1861, he took off for Europe, returned with 200,000 cuttings of Europe's finest vines-a favor that California later returned...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Food & Drink: A Watch on the Wine | 11/3/1961 | See Source »

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