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Word: pinches (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1940-1949
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...PINCH HITTERS AID WITH DOUBLE...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Press: Curt, Clear . . . | 12/27/1948 | See Source »

...pinch, there are always lipsticks, compacts, or combinations of both, nail polish and all the tools that go with it, wallets, pocketbooks, and endless types of jewelry...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Crimson Offers Tips to Shoppers Puzzled What To Give (Him, Her) | 12/14/1948 | See Source »

...toughest problem is sloughing off exorbitant requests without damaging the reputation of Santa Claus. "You can't ever let yourself promise anything; you blame it on shortage of materials, of transportation delays. In a pinch you rely on a hearty guffaw to give you time to think...

Author: By Jack Spratte, | Title: Harvard Men Work as Santas in Local Stores | 12/14/1948 | See Source »

...Coop, which doesn't sell liquor but the things to drink it with, also hasn't felt any pinch. During the football season students, on pre-game Thursdays and Fridays, buy cheap, expendable glasses. Now the Coop claims that customers from all over the country are ordering generous-sized beer mugs engraved with the person's name and class...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Square's Liquor Stores Enjoying Christmas Rush | 12/9/1948 | See Source »

...Physicians and Surgeons, had served overseas in the Royal Canadian Army Medical Corps. The second, Dr. Georges Montel, a native of France, got a quickie license from the college only last September. He also had a war record: he served the Vichy government. The third, a local doctor pinch-hitting as head surgeon, was brushed aside. Last month the Sorel hospital turned down the veteran, hired Collaborator Montel...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Canada: QUEBEC: Veteran's Preference | 12/6/1948 | See Source »

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