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Word: harmful (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1920-1929
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...white banner of the sea. The sea, before long, became his native place; he loved ships and the spin of water under a whirling bow; he once wrote down: "I will not have anything to do with ships which do not sail fast, for I intend to go in harm...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: John Jones | 10/10/1927 | See Source »

...with which rich U. S. citizens have been able to sever their marital relations. They argued that their "divorce mill" "was rapidly assuming the proportions of an international scandal; that the good name of France was being dragged through the mire of disrepute; that the situation was doing considerable harm to France in the U. S. and other foreign countries; that something must be done to end the "disgrace." And done...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Foreign News: Stiffer Divorces | 8/29/1927 | See Source »

...course, since I overheard Robert, I was able to take the paper away from him and explain that a gentleman or an honest person of any sort would not do such a thing: I am sure that Robert understands, but I cannot help feeling that much harm may have been done to other children...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters: Aug. 15, 1927 | 8/15/1927 | See Source »

...deem it to be my duty as an honorable man to make amends for the wrong done to the Jews as fellowmen and brothers, by asking their forgiveness for the harm I have unintentionally committed, by retracting so far as lies within my power the offensive charges laid at their door by these publications, and by giving them the unqualified assurance that henceforth they may look to me for friendship and good will...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: RACES: Apology to Jews | 7/18/1927 | See Source »

Bottomland. Because Clarence Williams, Negro radio entertainer, is popular "on the air," he thought himself capable of presenting a successful Negro revue. This was a mistake. His show, full of poor white pretensions, ineffective gusto, and brown whirligigs will probably not last long enough to harm greatly his reputation...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Theater: New Plays in Mahattan: Jul. 11, 1927 | 7/11/1927 | See Source »

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