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Word: minuses (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1940-1949
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...China last fortnight Franklin Roosevelt's oldest son Jimmy addressed Hong Kong's American Club, last week shook hands with Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek in Chungking, heard his first air-raid alarm (minus planes), got ready to fly to Cairo for a firsthand view of British Near East strategy. Seeking Pacific Clip per passage for himself and Major Gerald Thomas, his companion, Jimmy had found the Clipper booked up. Most vulnerable reservation was that of a U.S. General. Captain Roosevelt...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: People: People, May 12, 1941 | 5/12/1941 | See Source »

...only male ballad singer who is tolerated by members of his own sex. The luscious-lipped groaners of the Ray Eberle variety may be all right for a few frustrated high-school girls, but for those who want to hear somebody just plain sing a tune minus the phoney, studied emotional decorations, there's only one Bing Crosby...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: SWING | 4/12/1941 | See Source »

...Germany-500,000 Jews minus 310,000 equals...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: GERMANY: Problem in Subtraction | 3/3/1941 | See Source »

...Austria-180,000 Jews minus 135,000 equals...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: GERMANY: Problem in Subtraction | 3/3/1941 | See Source »

...Czecho-Slovakia-185,000 Jews minus 25,000 equals...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: GERMANY: Problem in Subtraction | 3/3/1941 | See Source »

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