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Word: knowed (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1940-1949
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...right, so parking in front of Kirkland-Eliot-Winthrop is a fire hazard. Mr. Reynolds has said so. Since such is the state of affairs I want to know why the chain barrier is raised every night in front of Kirkland House. Twice now friends of mine have looked for someone to take the chain down in order that they could return to their own schools . . . but no one seems to have the keys. If cars cannot get out, how could fire engines hope...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Parking Analysis | 10/28/1948 | See Source »

...this year, the defeat of boss Ed Crump's machine has split the party into bitter halves, and the Republicans have coincidentally emerged with one of the most dubiously-colorful attractions to grace GOP politics in the South since Reconstruction days. This character is Roy ("Ah don't know nothin' about polities"). Acuff, the Bing Crosby of commercial hillbillyism, whose nasal crooning and asserted stunts have drawn huge crowds all over the state. Acuff is running for governor on the GOP ticket, but his immense popularity may drag the senatorial candidate, Carroll Recce, into high office along with...

Author: By David E. Lilienthal jr., | Title: The Campaign | 10/26/1948 | See Source »

...psychiatrist says conscience is often a doubtful asset, the clergyman ought to know what is meant and commend it, even though he may suggest sharpening up conscience so as not to imply non-concern for ethics. If a clergyman says men must recognize their sinfulness before salvation is possible, the psychiatrist ought to know what this means, even though cautioning against identification of the fact of sin with a sense of guilt...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Religion: Common Ground | 10/25/1948 | See Source »

...that cinemaddicts have learned to recognize as signs of artistic genius. The Red Shoes is such a spotty piece of movie craftsmanship that it is hard to believe that it is a major effort by Britain's crack moviemaking team, Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger (Colonel Blimp, I Know Where I'm Going...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The New Pictures, Oct. 25, 1948 | 10/25/1948 | See Source »

...Beale must do more than continue to show that he is an A-1 airman. He must know the difference between orders that really are orders, and orders that Washington has issued mainly to keep the press and public happy...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: Human Odium | 10/25/1948 | See Source »

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