Word: insulting
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...have each done much to insult, antagonize and thwart the other. In the past few months the loose talk has grown to proportions which to me seem dangerous. [But] we must have an efficient working arrangement with Russia. . . . This involves not only our diplomats; it imposes an obligation on all of us to think clearly and fairly, and to speak with firmness and restraint...
...present moment Americans are loudly praising our freedom of the press and insisting that all other nations should do as we do, but if freedom of the press confers the license to misrepresent and antagonize a friendly country, to insult and libel her sovereign, then our version of a free press is likely to invite and deserve both ridicule and resentment...
...Jewish leaders who are usually responsible, by some who are usually not, and by comedians like Eddie Cantor (TIME, Jan. 14). Even the New York Times had tossed some faggots on the blaze. Its off-the-cuff editorial judgment of General Morgan's remarks: "It was an insult to six million tortured dead." Walter Winchell, who writes for the Hearst press, said it louder: "Morgan must not only be fired, he must be repudiated by His Majesty's, Government and stripped of his uniform...
...University authorities, who have declared their intention to raze existing structures if necessary," he continued, "should have no qualms about destroying the monstrous edifice, often considered an insult to our local culture, which now squats upon the site...
...Crimson booters functioned on all cylinders for the first time this year and had the situation well under control throughout the game. The sixth goal, scored by Dick Miller, was adding insult to injury, for the Tabor eleven was far outclassed. Acquirre's accurate foot was the answer to all the home team's problems...