Word: pushed
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...agree with Lew Ayres as far as killing people is concerned. I feel that if it is necessary to kill the disciples of Herr Schicklgruber and his ruthless cohorts in order to insure freedom and democracy for the world that we must push relentlessly forward and accomplish our honorable task as soon as possible. But. when I am fighting for freedom and democracy, I want it known that I am fighting for freedom and democracy for Lew Ayres as much as for any other citizen of my country...
...prep-school status of Huntington doesn't mean that the game will be any push-over, however, for Coach Adolf Samborski warned that the visiting team has had an excellent season, and boasts two fiery pitchers and a string of heavy sluggers...
Hitler had not started the great push; the Russians-hoped that he was scraping the barrel's bottom to man it; and they were braced everywhere...
Perhaps, the lieutenants and corporals guessed, the German blow would descend when the current Russian push spent its power...
...push might take one of several courses. It might strike through Turkey toward the oil of the Caucasus. But the barren mountain wastes of Asiatic Turkey would be hard going and easy to defend-if, after Hitler's ceaseless diplomatic pressure, Turkey still chose to defend herself.* More likely, Hitler would strike toward the Caucasus through Russia, would by-pass or edge along western Turkey and drive through Syria toward the oil of Iran and Iraq. And very likely he would blast down the Mediterranean toward Suez, whose capture would speed him toward joining the Japanese in the Indian...