Word: quickly
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...development of the party has been accompanied by the formation of a group determined to control the government either through parliament or by a general strike. The radicals have grown impatient of the inch by inch progress which results from the policy followed by the American Federation. They demand quick action and the 'united front' which is essential to a general strike. They have perfected their organization and dealt the swift blow which they had been waiting to strike, but they cannot change fundamental economic laws by methods used in altering political statutes...
...anathema of Thomas Carlyle, "overproduction". More capital is invested, more men are employed in coal mining than can possibly be supported on its profits. And in this age of specialization, the transfer of either capital or labor to another occupation requires time and initiative precluding the possibility of a quick readjustment Quite the brightest spot in the whole situation is the unobtrusive announcement that the British birthrate has dropped toward the French level. If continued, this decline offers automatic insurance against similar troubles recurring in the next generation. But in the present must come the inevitable sacrifice accompanying a return...
When the two royal grandaunts, Queen Maud of Norway and Louise, Princess Royal, both sisters of the King, rode out to see the newborn unchristened Duchess, ill luck attended them. Their motor car collided with a taxi near Knightsbridge, and only a quick swerve by their chauffeur prevented a serious accident...
Such onomatopoetic creations should be judged by their success rather than by the dictionaries. In this particular case credit is due to a typesetter who set "chuff" for "chug." An able proofreader, quick to sense the merit of the "new word," let it stand...
...diagnostician and a nerve-racking wait for the patient. Dr. R. le Kahn of the Michigan State Health Department demonstrated a new test which requires only one reagent and 15 minutes to show definitely the blood condition. His department and the U. S. Navy have adopted his quick method, it was said...