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Word: gainful (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1950-1959
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...September factory sales of home-laundry appliances made a 34% gain over August sales, and TV set makers shipped more receivers to dealers in August than in the two previous months...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: STATE OF BUSINESS: Stable Prices | 11/3/1958 | See Source »

...Wisconsin (3-1-1)-played favored Ohio State off its feet to gain...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: Scramble | 11/3/1958 | See Source »

Though the one who stands to gain most by the jungle of models and gimmicks is the service man, few service men can actually carry all the parts needed to make repairs. Said a Pittsburgh service man called to replace the timer on a 1955 washer: "I've got a whole truckload of timers outside, but not one for your washer...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Business: TOO MANY MODELS | 11/3/1958 | See Source »

Harvard's most vulnerable point was among the defenders assigned to cover the weak side of the Pennsylvania attack. The Quakers had a devastating power play aimed at exactly this spot which could be counted on for at least a fiveyard gain nearly every...

Author: By John P. Demos, | Title: Spirited Penn Team Tops Crimson, 19-6 | 11/3/1958 | See Source »

General Electric $58.6 $55.2 Raytheon Mfg. 2.5 1.0 Underwood Corp. .9 (loss) .2 IBM 40.9 22.3 (inclduing non-recurring $14 million capital gain...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Business: Profits: Reaching Higher | 10/27/1958 | See Source »

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