Word: foraying
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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Thus the latest devices in statistical work an in mechanical tabulations must find employment in the course of the investigation. First foray might involve looking at University records of the student's standards at entrance, his scholastic aptitude rating, and his academic and extracurricular records...
When the New York Herald's Henry Stanley found Dr. David Livingstone in darkest Africa, the Herald scored an exciting scoop.* Last week the Herald Tribune front-paged the results of another notable foray into dark territory: the report of a four-man team of Trib correspondents, on ten weeks behind the "Iron Curtain...
Into Washington one day last week flew Lieut. General Albert C. Wedemeyer, a part-time diplomat, back from his fact-finding foray to China. He wore a diplomat's dark, double-breasted suit and a forbiddingly noncommunicative air. His pack of reports and recommendations was rushed to the State Department, where it was promptly labeled top secret...
Party Chairman Bob Hannegan was back in Washington after five months of treatment for high blood pressure. They discussed politics. They measured the possible effects of Tom Dewey's foray into the West. During most of the rest of the week, Harry Truman's calling list was loaded with some 100 small but handy worker-Democrats. It was time to start warming...
After an initial foray into the win column last week, the Varsity tennis men again succumbed to a 7 to 3 defeat on Saturday at the hands of a powerful team of Graduates. The Grad team, composed of some of New England's ranking tours, took four of the seven singles matches before moving on to clean up three straight doubles matches...