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Word: lethally (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1940-1949
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...defects in DDT (see below). DDT is 1) slow, and 2) deadly to good as well as bad insects. Dr. Hurst said that some of his mixtures seem to be highly selective, attacking pests but leaving useful insects unharmed. He had also found Activated DDT lethal to some bothersome insects, notably cockroaches, which are not bothered much by DDT alone...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Science: Deadlier Insecticide | 6/24/1946 | See Source »

...unpleasant naphthalene smell, lacks DDT's lasting effect. It is particularly potent against cockroaches, proved effective in checking a locust plague in Sardinia this spring, and has shown promise against the cotton boll weevil. But in the sunny U.S. climate it has been generally less lethal than in foggy Britain...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Science: Deadlier Insecticide | 6/24/1946 | See Source »

After a nap, the 212-lb. champion climbed into the ring for a workout. His lethal right hand, the payoff weapon, looked like a lead weight. His left seemed to have lost its old lightning. His legs had thickened at the thighs. Said Joe: "I know I look lousy. . . it's just the way I planned it." He knew that the time to look good was for one hour on the night of June 19, in Yankee Stadium...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: The Last Week | 6/17/1946 | See Source »

...Dark Corner (20th Century-Fox) is a sort of Hollywood marriage of Laura (epigrams and lethal whams) and Murder, My Sweet (thugs, drugs and hugs). The alliance is not a perfect match...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The New Pictures, Jun. 3, 1946 | 6/3/1946 | See Source »

...Toronto, St. Clair Hilborn, charged with giving his son a lethal dose of sleeping pills, explained that he had been hexed by a black cat which shook its head at Hilborn, nodded significantly...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Miscellany, Mar. 11, 1946 | 3/11/1946 | See Source »

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