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Word: hops (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1950-1959
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...looked like a pot of gold. Pan Am's regular route from Tokyo to Honolulu required a fuel stop at Wake Island. The dog-legged course was 4,320 miles long and took more than 17 hours. With a boost from the jet stream, Pan Am reasoned, the hop might be made nonstop, saving 450 miles and covering part of the distance free on the river of wind...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Science: Jet Assist | 2/22/1954 | See Source »

...When's he gonna come down, hey?" one asked a bell-hop answered. "Uses the back...

Author: By Richard H. Ullman, | Title: Man of the People | 2/5/1954 | See Source »

...been in and out several times today,: the bell-hop answered. "Uses the back...

Author: By Richard H. Ullman, | Title: Man of the People | 2/5/1954 | See Source »

Goalie Bob Bradley was outstanding for B.U., turning away 33 shots by the Crimson and only missing a tie because left wing Ned Bliss' blue line shot in the second period took a bad hop past him into the goal...

Author: By John J. Iselin, | Title: Sextet Edges Poor B. U. Team, 3-2 | 1/12/1954 | See Source »

...planes with yachts that they will not put their names on their aircraft. But business has sprouted wings because it had to; the pace of business has stepped up immensely since the war, and a company plane can save an executive 30% in travel time. In it, he can hop around the country and still be home on weekends, an important factor in keeping a key man if his job requires almost continuous travel...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: FLYING BOSSES: The Rise of Briefcase Barnstorming | 11/30/1953 | See Source »

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