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Word: offs (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1940-1949
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To help while away off-duty hours with the Royal Navy's Mediterranean Fleet, the Duke of Edinburgh got a present from home: his yacht, the Cowslip, which arrived in Malta by aircraft carrier.

Author: /time Magazine | Title: People: People, Nov. 14, 1949 | 11/14/1949 | See Source »

The drugs were anti-histaminics, developed in the last few years for relief of allergies (notably hay fever and asthma). Because they set off such side effects as drowsiness and dizziness in some patients, the Food & Drug Administration had kept them on the prescription list. Doctors, noting that many cold...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Medicine: Over the Counter | 11/14/1949 | See Source »

This fall there were signs of sprint-legged life on Fordham's playing field. Nobody paid particular attention when Fordham breezed through its early games against Kings Point (44-9) and Scranton (33-13), but when it bowled over Syracuse, 47-21, fans began to sit up and take...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: Scuffling Cinderellas | 11/14/1949 | See Source »

Nobody was sure who started the rough stuff. The important difference was that Army did not allow its own share in the Donnybrook to take its mind off such chores as blocking and pass defense. And slowly Army's class began to tell.

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: Scuffling Cinderellas | 11/14/1949 | See Source »

Last week, after annual maneuvers off the coast, the Royal Australian Navy put into Melbourne in time to make some bets. They were joined by thousands of high-talking, high-betting landlubbers who overflowed hotels, slept on park benches. There was no overpowering favorite in this year's Cup...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: Big Day Down Under | 11/14/1949 | See Source »

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