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Word: ratted (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1920-1929
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...opponents, Dr. Robertson, Independent, called back: "Professional character assassins . . . social pariahs who prey like ghouls upon the weaknesses of mankind . . . filthy parasites." Fred Lundin, onetime crony and mentor of Mr. Thompson, now backing Dr. Robertson said: "My only answer to Thompson for calling me a rat and his other vile and untruthful references is that for a period of eight years he lived most of the time at this rat's house and was willing and eager to gnaw at this rat's table...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: National Affairs: Ad Nauseam | 4/11/1927 | See Source »

Some who heard Mr. Gerard last week may have wondered why he chose to utter even the most guarded praise of Wilhelm, who, in 1914-18, was introduced to the U. S. as a rat-faced youth, leering synthesis of cowardice and cruelty. They forgot that Ambassador Gerard looked occasionally for several years upon the actual face of Crown Prince Wilhelm. What does he look like anyway...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Foreign News: Shamefully Maligned | 4/4/1927 | See Source »

...onetime Crown Prince after the War, as "a good fellow, very popular with the people, brave and personable." Something like this may have been in Mr. Gerard's mind last week when he called Wilhelm "most shamefully maligned." But to Allied peoples "The Crown Prince" will always be rat-faced', and probably for long detestable...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Foreign News: Shamefully Maligned | 4/4/1927 | See Source »

Married. George Campbell Carson, 55, "Desert Rat," who successfully fought for $20,000,000 in royalties on a smelting machine patent; to four-times-married Mrs. Hersee M. Gross, who said she had now found her "dream man"; in San Francisco...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Milestones: Mar. 21, 1927 | 3/21/1927 | See Source »

Many Chicagoans do not care who is nominated by the Republican party this month. They have agreed to hope that Mayor Dever, Democrat, will be re-elected in April. He, at least, has not called or been called a rat or a liar...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: National Affairs: Mud-Slinger v. Rats | 2/21/1927 | See Source »

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