Word: racketeered
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...cars; Wanda had a seat with me. It was really a wonderful sight. Lord Curzon was gorgeous. The Prince did not come, but the degree was given in absentia. Pershing had a splendid reception, as did Mr. Hoover; but Haig was the hero, I never heard such a racket. Joffre looks old and sad; worn out, I fancy...
...which assuredly gave an abominable twist to many of the balls he tried vainly to return; they marveled, at the same time, at the assurance of blond, pouting Vincent Richards, who paid no attention to the spots but drove, lobbed, half-volleyed as if every ball rose to his racket from the immaculate baize of a billiard-table. Without glaring, without sacerdotal muttering, he defeated Champion Tilden...
...Palm Beach, one John Cardegna, tennis professional, played a tennis- golf match against one A. G. Tait, golfer, used a tennis racket and ball for all strokes except putts. For 18 holes, Cardegna lobbed, .served; Tait drove, swiped, won4 up. At the conclusion of play, Cardegna's friends consoled him. Said they: "You would surely win if Tait, equipped with golf sticks, should oppose you on a tennis court...
...through the Chancellor's speech there were constant interruptions, slamming of desk-lids, rude calls. At one point, the Chancellor was forced to halt by the indescribable racket of Government supporters and Opposition as they vainly and vocally tried to shout one another down. Herr Luther looked pleadingly toward the President's Chair, but Herr Doktor Loebe was not there; he had left the Chamber for a snack of Frankfurters and beer. The Acting President, Herr Riesser, much preoccupied, suddenly became aware that the Chancellor was not speaking, looked up, caught Herr Luther's eye, jumped...
...behind stoves and rush to the curb with their coin; that made big investors say to their brokers, "Buy!" between every puff of their long black cigars. Those who outlined these reasons pointed most of all to the first one. Drum-major in the band from whom the swaggering racket swelled, they said, was a skinny man from Vermont, and the big bass drum he so dourly thumped was called Prosperity...