Word: reign
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...Slate. But Young Henry would not go it alone. His mother, who had quietly used her influence in company affairs to end Bennett's reign, would certainly help. It was no secret that she had long opposed many a Bennett policy, particularly on la bor. Now, with the slate swept clean, a new start would be made. To the new board of strategy, Young Henry named...
...fear. Bands of terrorists, who had proclaimed an underground patri sarka (government of broken feet) in opposition to the Raj, terrorized and looted for 14 months. In the villages, their "courts" executed eight suspected informers, medievally mutilated another 74. Last week 1,500 Bombay police had finally shattered the reign of dread, arrested one of its principal leaders...
Socialism inaugurated its reign with regal pomp...
...during the years under Hitler. But it would be of little use to anyone to accept our suffering as penance for the ill Germany has caused others. . . . The utmost efforts are being made . . . but you must help. . . . Help us to build a new Germany where freedom and democracy will reign...
Back to Buffalo. No such criticism had ever come from the front office during the serene reign of Manager McCarthy (ex-Boss Ed Barrow never strayed that near the base paths). Shortly, gregarious Joe McCarthy found himself suffering from "a nervous condition." After steering clear of the stadium for a few days, he offered his resignation...