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Word: puking (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1950-1959
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...Bunkum." The mercurial British press blew its stack. "Fatuous bunkum . . . that would make the angels puke." cried James Cameron in the News Chronicle. "Of what really goes on in high places one emerges from that ludicrous marquee with a blinding ignorance. Applauded by many an American newsman, the Daily Herald's Hugh Pilcher wrathfully arose in the Hagertorium to fire some questions: "Mr. Hagerty. are any of us to take these briefings seriously? Are we going to hear anything about the great international issues, or are we going to hear simply what they ate and not what they said...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Press: Brouhaha in the Hagertorium | 9/14/1959 | See Source »

...controversial 1942 Pearl Harbor Report board that exonerated the Roosevelt Administration of blame for unpreparedness. after his retirement devoted much of his time to fostering support for a political union of democratic nations. His favorite judicial maxim, drawn from Justice Holmes: "If a law makes you want to puke, then due process has been denied...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Milestones, may 30, 1955 | 5/30/1955 | See Source »

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