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Word: poorly (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1940-1949
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Earl had all of Huey's lust for power and none of Huey's sure sense of how to use it. Huey had soaked the rich and paid the poor. Earl taxed rich & poor alike. Because of his taxes, cigarettes cost 27? a package, gasoline 29? to 31? a gallon. There was a tax on car parking and even on laundry. Louisiana's per capita income was among the lowest in the nation, but its per capita tax was the highest...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: LOUISIANA: Up & Down | 12/13/1948 | See Source »

...what Habit makes poor women...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Education: Period Piece | 12/6/1948 | See Source »

Beginner. In The Bronx, Pickpocket Plunk Williams confessed to police that he was only an apprentice, that two experienced friends had tried to teach him but "I'm a poor pupil. I fumble every time...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Miscellany, Dec. 6, 1948 | 12/6/1948 | See Source »

Twice in the evening, before the half and just before the final whistle, the Bruins cashed in on poor ball-handling and defense work by the Crimson. The first time, they made up a nine-point deficit, narrowing the half-time Crimson load to 23 to 30. A series of three field goals coming among a flurry of fouls Inter ended the game with Barclay's squad still clutching a two point margin...

Author: By Gene R. Kearney, | Title: Brown Five Loses, 52-50; As Free Tosses Win Game | 12/6/1948 | See Source »

Occasional spells of poor passing, failure to sink closeup shots, and unpredictable defense work marred the team's debut...

Author: By Gene R. Kearney, | Title: Brown Five Loses, 52-50; As Free Tosses Win Game | 12/6/1948 | See Source »

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