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Word: finish (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1940-1949
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...only took about a minute, from start to finish," Harper remarked today, "It wasn't much of anything...

Author: By John G. Simon, | Title: Gunman Deters 2 Students In Pursuit of Coop Plunder | 1/9/1948 | See Source »

...songs, e.g., The Song of the Flea, Songs and Dances of Death. Then, after a last desperate effort to make money by touring Russia as accompanist for a singer, he collapsed. Finally put in a hospital early in 1881, he lived only long enough for Artist Ilya Repin to finish his famous drunkard's-nose portrait...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Downhill to Fame | 1/5/1948 | See Source »

...then Fatima tries to draw some human warmth out of Jinnah, who completely lacks a sense of humor. During a trip in the Governor General's personal plane, Jinnah essayed a joke with his fellow passengers, forgot the point, mumbled to a stop. "You didn't finish," chided sister Fatima...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: PAKISTAN: Life on a Throne | 12/22/1947 | See Source »

Died. Franz Xavier Schwarz, 72, pudgy bald treasurer of the Nazi Party from its 1925 beer-hall days to the finish; in a Regensburg, Germany, internment camp. Never famous himself, faithful Partyman Schwarz had one of the best-known mailboxes in Europe: Munich #33-where Nazis sent their party dues and contributions...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Milestones, Dec. 22, 1947 | 12/22/1947 | See Source »

...clean, crisp sets from way out. He also had three fouls for a total of 15 points. John Rockwell, who entered the game late in the second half, scored three field-goals and helped the Crimson melt a 68 to 55 bulge to six points at the finish...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Bradley Checks Revitalized Crimson, 68-62, at Garden | 12/17/1947 | See Source »

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