Word: forgiven
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...solemn setting of the special censure meeting, the Senate might have forgiven McCarthy--the Senator--in spite of the Committee recommendations. But the assembled group of solons is considering McCarthy the man, and McCarthy has followed his expected form by abusing the fellow Senators who might have given him a lenient hearing. In doing so, he has flopped from his celestial altar. Although Senators are willing to believe the world has gone to hell, they will scarcely allow a colleague to insist they are a lynch party driving it there...
Horsemen could have forgiven the poverty; they would never forgive the horses. "Look at that poor pig," said one stable owner as he pointed to Lampass, a Russian two-year-old. "Doesn't he look like a great Graditz stallion with the head of a Russian plow horse?" Everywhere, observant horsemen could see signs of fine bloodlines fouled by careless breeding. As if to embarrass the Russians still further, a Czech horse romped off with the grand prize...
...several parties she met Harry Frank Guggenheim, former ambassador to Cuba, mining and minerals heir and head of two of his family's multi-million-dollar foundations. Although her father had still not forgiven her for divorcing Brooks, and had no affection for Harry Guggenheim, she married him nonetheless in 1939. He found a remedy for his wife's restlessness right away. "Everybody," said Harry Guggenheim, "ought to have a job. People who make a business of pleasure are seldom happy." A year after they were married, he set his words into action by putting up about...
Just about the happiest thing that has happened in St. Louis all season is that Moon has made the grade. He is filling in for Slaughter so well that the fans have almost forgiven the Cardinal management for selling old Enos to the Yankees. Unless he suddenly picks up the habit of catching fly balls on his head, Wallace Wade Moon is a sure bet to be selected National League Rookie of the Year...
Speaking at Middlebury, Vt., Flanders said that "McCarthy could be a tremendous help to the Republican Party.... All he has to do is keep on making Milwaukee speeches. All will be forgiven...