Word: habited
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...every hypochondriacal toss, turn and outburst with cool professional attention. They point out the more admirable aspects of the case-Jane's struggle to put up with her husband's cantankerous restlessness, her bottomless faith in his genius; Thomas' "absolutely unseducible" loyalty to his wife, his habit of rising to grave occasions with awe-inspiring kindliness...
...Democrats' "tame millionaire" began testing his campaign legs, it became obvious that Candidate Harriman would be subjected to a more critical eye than Diplomat Harriman ever was. One newsman commented dryly that Harriman's habit of being often too busy to get things done in an orderly way is obviously going to carry into his campaign, which is still having trouble getting off the ground. Others began to recall some Harriman nicknames which reflect his air of preoccupation and his passion for detail. One of them: "Misty Bill." Another: "Honest Ave, the hairsplitter...
...Beard the Lion ..." It all began with Roget's habit of listing words according to the way botanists classify plants and their families. But when he finally retired from practice in 1840, he decided to extend his listings further. To Roget, the abuse of language was becoming a menace. "A misapplied or misapprehended term," said he, "is sufficient to give rise to ... interminable disputes; a misnomer has turned the tide of popular opinion; a verbal sophism has decided a party question; an artful watchword, thrown among combustible materials, has kindled the flame of deadly warfare . . ." Roget hoped not only...
...rushed the newsmen with what looked like a sensational scrap of history from the secret archives. They were soon summoned back for the kind of session that is getting to be a White House habit-a "clarification" meeting with White House Press Aide Roger Tubby...
...Costly thy habit as thy purse can buy, But not expressed in fancy; rich, not gaudy...