Word: flatten
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...persons to the square mile. Dr. Pearl has constructed a "logistic" curve following the population rise of the past three centuries. If this curve is not skewed by some worldwide catastrophe, if it continues to follow its geometric destiny, it will go on rising, but more slowly, and will flatten out some 160 years hence at a population figure of 2,600,000,000. Reasons: contraception, postponement of the marriage age, an obscure biological factor which tends to diminish the fertility of Homo sapiens...
Clear weather, after 18 days of intermittent rains, last week enabled Rightist Generalissimo Franco to begin a drive to flatten out the 600 square-mile, cup-like Leftist salient in his central Aragón front lines. This runs from Teruel to the sea. 85 miles away. Some 10,000 Leftists holding the cup were in grave danger of being trapped as Franco forces, behind a punishing artillery barrage and air attack, rolled forward on both sides of the salient. After three days the Leftists backed out, allowed Franco to straighten his lines, which now parallel the vital inland Allepuz...
...When I saw the first blaze I knew the ship was doomed and I also thought that there would immediately be an explosion which would flatten every building at the field and kill everybody looking on. I thought it was curtains...
Among the statistical curiosities resulting from the New Deal was a record-breaking fourth quarter in the automobile industry. At President Roosevelt's suggestion the automotive year was shoved ahead two months to flatten the curve of employment in the industry. And while more automobiles were made and sold in the last three months of 1935 than in any other fourth quarter in U. S. history, comparisons were quite invalid, inasmuch as previous periods included, not the post-automobile show selling season, but the annual shutdowns for retooling. However, November shows are apparently here to stay despite the fact...
Dwight Ellis, short, stocky Freshman 145-pounder, caused quite a stir when he appeared with the Varsity in their opening meet with M. I. T., and proceeded to flatten his Varsity opponent for the count in an exhibition match. Since then he has been improving, and looks like good Varsity material for next year. Ellis prepared at Culver and Andover. In one of his first bouts he won a decision from Pete Ward at Culver four years ago, a match which is still ranked in the annals of the Academy as a classic. His only loss in scholastic or intercollegiate...