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Word: mixes (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1940-1949
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...indigestion, scored six points in less than a minute. The friends & alumni of Notre Dame perked up. Suddenly N.Y.U. found itself surrounded by fighting Irish, who swiped the ball, intercepted passes, and used their elbows. It took a while for N.Y.U. to realize that it would have to mix too, and the delay was costly. A roar shook the house as Notre Dame took the lead, lost it, then edged out in front again...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: Upset in the Garden | 3/15/1948 | See Source »

Good Faith. Near Newcastle, New South Wales, 150 coal miners walked off the job when a pit pony developed halitosis, reconsidered when the management offered to mix fragrant musk in its feed...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Miscellany, Mar. 1, 1948 | 3/1/1948 | See Source »

Part of the minimum annual output of 225,000 tons will be used to maintain a Government stockpile of 650,000 tons, one year's supply for the U.S. Rubber fabricators will be required to use the rest, i.e., mix a certain percentage with natural 'rubber, as at present...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: War Baby Adoption | 2/16/1948 | See Source »

...constant: Election Day falls on November 2. The popularity of a tax cut makes the issue a ripe plum for the politicians, who are taking every opportunity to capitalize on it. Political maneuvering in Congress is to be expected during an election year, but it is highly dangerous to mix politics with the complex problems of national finance. Any tax cut in the near future must be one not made with a view to its vote-getting consequences, and preferably one that would actively encourage savings. A bill that can be a boost to inflation smacks of a frightening irresponsibility...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Economic Politicking | 2/6/1948 | See Source »

...whether they rewrite English A themes for editorials three times a week, mix lemon juice in the photo developer, sell protection to hapless shopkeepers, or like the write summaries of squash tourneys, CRIMSON candidates all must go through a competition...

Author: By Richard W. Wallach, | Title: Tough Crimson Competition Chisels Candidate into Experienced Editor | 1/30/1948 | See Source »

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