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Word: muss (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1960-1969
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...stocks have lost their charm, a company with the distinctive name of Xerox still holds on to its appeal. Xerox owes all of its astonishing market success to a complicated, desk-sized machine prosaically called the 914 Office Copier. There is nothing prosaic about what the 914 does: without muss, fuss, delay or extensive training of an operator, it makes copies on ordinary paper of almost anything that will fit on its Qin. by 14-in. plate - including a child's doll. Last week, thanks to the 914. Xerox stock closed at $176 a share, roughly 49 times...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Corporations: Fortune in Facsimile | 4/12/1963 | See Source »

Designed for home use (and no coins). Coffee Butler will provide roughly 100 cups of freshly brewed coffee in one filling without fuss or muss. List price: $249.50, plus $25-$30 for connections to water line and drain...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Home: Breaking New Grounds | 12/22/1961 | See Source »

This "individualists conformity" is the substituting technique for art. "I am waiting for the day when we have Instant Muss and Powdered Apollo. Think of the advantages: no more nonsense of inspiration...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Viereck Praises Creativity, Cites Peril of Conformity | 3/25/1961 | See Source »

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