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Word: know (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1940-1949
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...shame that a great nation should take a stab at a great world.leader after he is down. There are thousands of people who know China and the Chinese people, who believe the catastrophe could have been avoided as late as 1948, but our "statesmen" could...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters, Sep. 5, 1949 | 9/5/1949 | See Source »

...Women are still the homemakers of America and they are . . . smart enough to know that it is to their advantage to remain feminine. They will always like the warm, pretty things that become them, and modern, in its present form, does not. It is made...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters, Sep. 5, 1949 | 9/5/1949 | See Source »

...John's not a bad boy. He just doesn't know what in the hell he's doing...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: INVESTIGATIONS: Possum | 9/5/1949 | See Source »

...corrugated roof. Ruth's arrival caused considerable commotion among the tribe (local traders were doing a brisk business in gaily colored prints, since the tribeswomen wished to live and dress up to the occasion). Actually, it may be months before Seretse's 100,000 tribesmen know whether or not they will have a white queen: the British government is holding an inquiry to determine whether or not Seretse had been legally chosen chief...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: International: Balulubela! | 9/5/1949 | See Source »

...says: "Father leaves democracy at the door. He rules our family with a strong hand. If a rose tree must be transplanted, he decides when and where. If my sister wants to bake a cake, he must say yes or no. This is not unusual in Germany, you know; this is how it should...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: GERMANY: Man from the Wine Country | 9/5/1949 | See Source »

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