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Word: growed (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1940-1949
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Soon they were halfway to the target, bumping through rough air over the Mediterranean. Some of the men got sick. The men knew that they, a handful only, must plant a cancer amidst the enemy and make it grow. They knew this even before the colonel spoke: "Well, boys, we are truly the first men of America tonight. We will be the first to land in Axis Europe. For hours & hours we will be alone. There will be enemies all around us and over our heads. We must do our best." Then, offhandedly, he added: "We are headed for Sicily...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: World: How the Invasion Began | 7/19/1943 | See Source »

...uncoated metal, and actually strengthens light steel sheets to which it is applied-a quality which may make it possible to build lighter ships. Whether Seaporcel can be used on a ship's hull is still a moot question; the Navy is testing to see whether barnacles will grow...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Science: Ship's Coat | 7/19/1943 | See Source »

Franklin Roosevelt had won nothing. His Administration had underestimated the danger, had relied on labor's no-strike pledge and on a wishful hunch that the United Mine Workers rank & file would not follow Lewis. It had let the coal strike grow into such an issue that neither side could back down...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Who Won? | 7/5/1943 | See Source »

This matter of numbers may seem obvious, but it should not be forgotten. This raid on Messina, the biggest in this theater, was a reminder of the most important fundamental in our air offensive-one which in the future will grow increasingly important until...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: World Battlefronts: The Numbers Tell | 7/5/1943 | See Source »

...Army will reach 8,200,000 in December, probably grow no larger unless war plans change radically. Peak payrolls for fiscal 1944 will be 8,233,083-including 375,000 WAACs...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Army & Navy - Christmas is Coming | 6/28/1943 | See Source »

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