Word: moment
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...moment, there was nothing he could do but listen. Four days before, on the express orders of Secretary George Marshall, Bob Lovett had been banished from Washington for a much-needed rest. Under the eye of his wife Adele, he was going through the motions of a holiday...
...weeks before the Japs struck Pearl Harbor, the nation's defense industries were just recovering from near-paralysis; its key coal mines had been strike-shut. Last week, at another uncertain moment in history, some U.S. citizens rubbed their eyes. Were they dreaming, or were the country's mines shut again...
...word will I say about those brave men in the free hills who are ready every moment to lay down their lives for their ideals and those of their people...
...danger point in this position at the moment is Italy. It is inconceivable that the U.S. should admit the possibility of the Communists taking over Italy. 'Yes,' Americans say, 'but suppose the Italians vote Communist? Suppose they freely choose Communism? How can we interfere then without refuting the very principles of democracy which we are proposing to defend...
Samborski has narrowed the search for catcher down to Web Durant and Clif Crosby. The two seem even at the moment, and it is almost a tossup as to who will start next Tuesday's game...