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Word: foreknown (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1920-1929
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...although the President's reasons were foreknown, his restatement of them in the Coolidge vernacular did not lessen their force as an expression of the point of view for which he stands. Beginning his veto message, the second he had written, by rehearsing the provisions of the Bonus Bill?cash for those who would receive less than $50, 20-year endowment insurance policies for those who, by the length of their service, would receive greater amounts?he continued...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: SOLDIER BONUS: Economy Veto | 5/26/1924 | See Source »

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