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Word: homeground (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1970-1979
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Usage:

...shrewdest of operators on his homeground; when he leaves it, his footing becomes less secure. He has a genuine antipathy towards many of the wealthy good-government types that shows strains of insecurity and naivete and goes beyond any posturing for local voters. "They call themselves liberals. They got more goddam money than the Bank of England. You don't see any coupon clippers in this neighborhood." It's not surprising that Councilor Saundra Graham, a black community activist, is his favorite colleague...

Author: By Michael Kendall, | Title: An Old-Fashioned Operator | 11/7/1977 | See Source »

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