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Word: gain (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1940-1949
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Said a joint announcement by the three Western powers: "Additional food during the winter months will help to sustain the population in their clearly expressed intention not to submit to the harsh consequences of the blockade . . . The Soviet occupation power has vainly attempted to gain political advantages in the city by inhumane and illegal means...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: THE NATIONS: Not to Submit... | 10/25/1948 | See Source »

...young married set, some of them gadding around, stood to gain a member here and lose one there, but home life among the prominent was mostly on a pretty even keel...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: People: The Family Circle | 10/25/1948 | See Source »

...Gain in Center...

Author: By Charles W. Bailey, | Title: Crimson Shows No Sign Of Collapse in 3rd Loss | 10/25/1948 | See Source »

...What gain may accrue from the game will be in organization and poise. For two weeks now the team has lost tough games, but has retained its group co-ordination to the last. Sooner or later, this will pay off in winning scores

Author: By Charles W. Bailey, | Title: Crimson Shows No Sign Of Collapse in 3rd Loss | 10/25/1948 | See Source »

...Senate. Since 1946, the GOP has held a modest 51 to 45 edge. But of the 17 Republican seats up for vote in November, no less than eight may fall to the Democrats--yet of the 14 Democratic seats, only four or five are doubtful. An over-all gain of four seats would give control of the upper house back to the Democrats, and--if Dewey wins--present the new Administration with a very pretty problem indeed...

Author: By David E. Lilienthal jr., | Title: The Campaign | 10/23/1948 | See Source »

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