Word: foisted
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...realize that circulation figures of publications for which there is no charge are entirely in the hands of the publishers, consequently, of no value. The large piles of unclaimed free Guides on the House periodical shelves should attest this fact. If the publishers still feel in the mood to foist their unfunny copy on the University without the revenue derived from advertising, then and only then will their publication be justified. Then, perhaps, they may call their magazines...
...enthusiastic over walking for golf's sake. All Germany has only 42 golf clubs, against some 2,000 clubs and courses in England and Scotland and 5,600 in the U. S. Last week, as much to make jobs as anything else, the Nazi high command prepared to foist golf on the German people. It ordered the exclusive clubs to lower their membership fee to two marks for adults, one mark for minors. It prepared to dot Germany with public courses, lower the cost of clubs and balls and announce a swarm of tournaments, beginning with a national amateur...
CLUB LIBERALE...71 Foity-Foist Street, Union Square. Pretty wild crowd what there is of it, but usually rather dull. Nothing ever doing. No floor show, no music, no food. Under new management (every week). Has never been raided but its a bad place to get into a fight. Has no bouncer, you can just say and do what you like. People just pay no attention...
...maid of Athens. Nor has the West Coast, the Gold Coast, forgotten to keep up its reputation. Hervey L. Clarke of General Theatres Equipment, and William L. Fox of Fox Films, managed to pull faster ones in the financial world than they would ever have dreamed of trying to foist off on their patrons in the name of melodrama. So the role of honor might be extended indefinitely. Those on it perfected a technique of cold blodded exploitation and ruthless betrayal of trusts which would make Captain Kidd and the Brotherhood look like second rate pikers. Some at least have...
...that the nation is to have a truly democratic government, guarding the interests of the common people from the selfish mess of plutocratic blood-suckers, something should be done about the cinemas which Hollywood magnates foist upon the public and on the theatres. The producers appear to have at their disposal money, talent, equipment, everything, except taste and intelligence. "Blonde Venus" is a case to the point...