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Word: ll (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1940-1949
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...those ships are waiting for coal as fuel for Italy, OK. If it's for fuel for the ships themselves, they'll rust at the docks. Liberty ships . . . are oil-burners...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters, Apr. 26, 1948 | 4/26/1948 | See Source »

...breath and every bad pitch their baseball heroes had taken, the fans settled down to watch the real thing. This week the season was on. Even the Red Sox's taciturn Manager Joe McCarthy (TIME, April 5) broke silence: "The Yankees? Oh, yes, the Yankees. Well, I'll tell you. I believe this Cleveland club will be up there. They've got Feller, y'know." Another team to watch was the pitcher-rich Detroit Tigers...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: Oh, Yes, the Yankees | 4/26/1948 | See Source »

...ll rot little by little in small pieces...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The New Pictures, Apr. 26, 1948 | 4/26/1948 | See Source »

...ages. I love babies." Mamma, who had to run the household on 250 francs a month, said coldly: "So you're glad for me to bring another poor wretch into the world?" And Papa replied: "Of course I'm glad. It'll be a boy this time, he'll be born in 1900, beginning his life with a world's fair...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: Nostalgic & Nice | 4/26/1948 | See Source »

...will probably be pressed into mound service before long. The squad, which includes several prep schoolers who haven't had a great deal of experience, has, according to its coach, "a lot of spirit but it's not entirely gifted. Things look lean now, but they might improve." They'll have...

Author: By Peter B. Taub, | Title: Freshman Baseball Picture Gloomy, But It's Improving | 4/22/1948 | See Source »

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