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Word: marginals (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1950-1959
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...city disapproved of the appointments by a significant 21,000 to 10,000 margin. There was no majority in any of Cambridge's 11 wards favoring the School Committee's action...

Author: By Blaise G. A. pasztory, | Title: Voters Approve of PR, Void 17 Appointments | 11/6/1957 | See Source »

...YORK, Nov. 5--Democratic Mayor Robert F. Wagner won reelection tonight by a smashing margin over Republican Robert K. Christenberry, who ran with President Eisenhower's backing...

Author: By The ASSOCIATED Press, | Title: Wagner and Meyner Score Wins In New York and New Jersey; Gaillard Elected French Premier | 11/6/1957 | See Source »

With some 500,000 Guatemalans voting, Ydigoras piled up a 3-to-1 margin over the government's candidate. Miguel Ortiz Passarelli, in the capital, where poll watchers were numerous. But he was swamped by the rural vote of laborers on government-owned plantations and Indians, who invariably back "el señor gobierno." Beaming Candidate Ortiz promptly tossed himself a champagne victory party...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: GUATEMALA: Struggle for Power | 11/4/1957 | See Source »

...lots (less than 100 shares) from all across the U.S., and stocks were dumped at any price in a flurry of panicky selling by small investors, often in direct contradiction to the economic facts. The market rout was also aided by professional short selling, and forced sales to meet margin calls from brokers (though such calls went out to only about 5% of margin accounts...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: WALL STREET: Historic Week | 11/4/1957 | See Source »

...have a choice between a big clock and a small clock that both cost a couple of dollars, they'll get the big one every time." As for chrome, Ford has offered a stripped-down series for years, but fancier, more expensive series outsell it by a wide margin...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: AUTOS: The Cellini of Chrome | 11/4/1957 | See Source »

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