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Word: perman (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1980-1989
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...than thou, the reason was that he believed passionately in his power to relate all things. His own experience was wide. He grew up with the sun, sea and wildlife of Long Island and the muddy streets and busy docks of Brooklyn. Whitman the urbanite was a printer, newsp perman, editor, publisher, teacher, building contractor and real estate speculator. In 1840 this solitary singer even stumped for the election of Martin Van Buren...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: The First All-American Poet | 11/17/1980 | See Source »

...porcelain objets d'art, raising $1,160 for the World Wildlife Fund. Cronkite said he learned his patter from the Lucky Strike tobacco auctioneers, who were last on radio when he was still a cub wire-service reporter. No matter. Impressed, Christie's Head Auctioneer Ray Perman told him: "If you ever want to work for us, you get very good prices...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: People, Feb. 18, 1980 | 2/18/1980 | See Source »

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