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Word: highjack (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1940-1949
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Extremists in the South are hardboiled governments (Mexico's, Bolivia's) which assume that the U. S. has the jitters. Eager to capitalize on Washington's fear that the Fascist axis will undermine the Monroe Doctrine, they would kid the U. S. into canceling the bonds, highjack new credits in the name of hemisphere security...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: FOREIGN TRADE: Latin American Bonds | 4/29/1940 | See Source »

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