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Word: prettier (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1940-1949
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...verbal commands (for a rack, a walk, a canter), he was getting instructions through his rider's legs and the bits in his mouth. In the trot, Rider Teater deliberately let the field draw ahead of Wing and then clucked to him. The champ, all the prettier to watch for being alone, quickly caught up with the field and passed most of it. After going through all their paces, Wing Commander and two others were selected to remain in the center of the ring. The order of finish: i) Wing Commander, 2) Sam McGee, 3) Song of India...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: Five Speeds Forward | 12/12/1949 | See Source »

Scenic Effect. In Philadelphia, the Tilles Restaurant removed their suggestion box after two days when a quick checkup showed that 96% of the male customers wanted nothing added except prettier waitresses...

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

...windows had bright new curtains. In the roadways, cars were emptied of bridge lamps, wastebaskets and even a pair of antlers. In one house a janitor wrestled with a trunk ("I should be twins today"). The Head of House tried to make everyone feel at home. "The girls get prettier every year," she burbled. "At least we think so for the first few days...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Education: Just Well Rounded | 10/10/1949 | See Source »

Tonight's eclipse will be "prettier" than last April's, Federer expects. The moon is now at its furthest distance from the earth, and there will be more light within the shadow...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Bashful Moon Ducks Into Shadow Again | 10/6/1949 | See Source »

Lisa is an expert with a camera, is thinking of combining modeling with a part-time job as a fashion photographer. She has been a top model for 14 years while younger and prettier ones have come & gone, but no one was yet ready to name her successor when and if she stops modeling...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: ADVERTISING: Billion-Dollar Baby | 9/19/1949 | See Source »

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