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Word: lefts (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1960-1969
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...seldom alter the familiar pattern of their lives when they take up residence in a new city. They do not change their names, often because they fear their inability to respond naturally if someone calls out to them; they usually end up with jobs similar to the ones they left. Often they can be found merely by checking the records of the firms that clear new applications for company group insurance and pension plans...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Marriage: Footloose, But Not Fancy-Free | 8/22/1969 | See Source »

...year, the overpowering ace of the Los Angeles Dodger staff proved he had as much guts as the batters who had faced him during the past 13 seasons. He pitched game after game despite an injury deep in his shoulder socket that robbed his arm of its power and left him in agony after every throw. He spent five weeks on the disabled list and completed only one game in twelve starts. But he kept coming back to give it another try Said Coach Jim Gilliam: "He is as great a competitor as I've ever seen...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Baseball: The Departure of Big D | 8/22/1969 | See Source »

...then returned shortly thereafter, insists that "I know Don is not finished. I think he will be anxious to show up at spring training next year and see if he can come back." Not a chance, says Drysdale. "I'm going to miss it," he says. "Quitting has left me with an empty feeling. But this is final. I'm through...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Baseball: The Departure of Big D | 8/22/1969 | See Source »

...time of year, car buying is one of the last big bargaining battles left for consumers. Armed with the knowledge that dealers have extra flexibility at the end of model years, the auto buyer may not necessarily clean up, but he can do quite well...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Autos: Bargain Season | 8/22/1969 | See Source »

...plague by poisoning wells and were burned in their ghettos. But the emotions-then as now-can only touch and feel a single death, or the death of an entire family. At the death of half an Italian village, or half a continent, emotion withdraws, and the mind is left mumbling numbers...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: The Fourth Horseman | 8/22/1969 | See Source »

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