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Word: huges (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1940-1949
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During his training moves over the huge oval he had shown speed and stamina, but neither boot nor bat could budge him past a spot on the clubhouse turn where a friendly side road beckoned towards his stable area. He had made plain his stand, or so he thought...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: Mahout Takes a Stand | 10/7/1946 | See Source »

Members of the staff predicted last week that the spray of falling meteors will resemble the illuminated ribs of a huge umbrella, with the top conveniently completed by the constellation Draco...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Astronomers Prepare For Meteor Showers Over Boston Heavens | 10/7/1946 | See Source »

Then the overseer of the farm asked Ottavi who would pay for the ceded land. Ottavi's answer (in huge handwriting): "To the Commander of the former Royal Estate, erstwhile property of the now defeated Monarchy, greetings from a representative of the noble, glorious, social, democratic Republic. Replying to your invitation to this administration to pay 21,500 lire for ... ceding 191 hectares to hungry peasants, I have the honor to inform you that the peasants will pay nothing. They will give you one-fifth of the crop and keep the remainder as the just reward of the sweat...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: ITALY: Land for a Song | 9/30/1946 | See Source »

...boot came from the constituency of Pontiac, a huge district in the mining area of western Quebec. Only once in 30 years (in 1930) had Pontiac ever voted anything but Liberal. But last week, in a by-election to fill a vacancy caused by M.P. Wallace Reginald McDonald's death, Pontiac turned the Liberals out. The winner was a Social Creditor, Real Caouette, 29 (pronounced...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Canada: QUEBEC: Kick in the Pants | 9/30/1946 | See Source »

...advertising and technicolor album covers, the British customer gets more for his money in finer records. We can only hope that the American industry will once again set its sights on the target of better records and will turn towards quality when it has sated its appetite for huge profits. It would be refreshing again to have music for music's sake the rule in the platter business...

Author: By Donald M. Blinken, | Title: The Music Box | 9/25/1946 | See Source »

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