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Word: razor-sharp (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1932-1932
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...client publicity men. The forewoman pronounces carefully the names of new clients. Each new name is thus declaimed twice every day for a week. A girl does not clip, only pencils clients' items. The whole paper is then passed to a group of boys who slash deftly with razor-sharp knives, paste the clippings on dated slips. A second staff of girls sorts the clippings into pigeonholes for mailing...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Press: Clipping Business | 5/30/1932 | See Source »

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