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Word: matabish (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1970-1979
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Usage:

Griggs quickly learned, however, that many of the old frustrations of news gathering had persisted. "The telephone system remains a shambles, punctuality is still nonexistent, and appointments are seldom kept. The old Belgian bureaucracy has been embroidered upon and enhanced, and the matabish, or bribe, is still in full flower...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: A Letter From The Publisher, Sep. 23, 1974 | 9/23/1974 | See Source »

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