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Word: returning (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1940-1949
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...Army put him in power originally; once in power, Perón fashioned his second string. He wooed the Argentine workers, granted them raises in pay, promised social laws. This new force was enough to return him to power when the Army forced him out in October 1945, enough to win him the election in February...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: ARGENTINA: Gunpowder Smell | 9/8/1947 | See Source »

...having lost many of its top programs to other networks, got a few in return (Mr. & Mrs. North from NBC, Double or Nothing from Mutual, Lum 'n' Abner from ABC). Headline repeaters: Dick Haymes, Baby Snooks, Lux Radio Theater. Edward R. Murrow returns to newscasting, with a Washington report...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Radio: More of the Same | 9/8/1947 | See Source »

...coming to the end of his talk. Gathering up his notes and books, he tucked his hornrimmed spectacles into the pocket of his tweed jacket and picked up his mortarboard. Still talking-to the accompaniment of occasional appreciative laughs and squeals from his audience-he leaned over to return the watch he had borrowed from a student in the front row. As he ended his final sentence, he stepped off the platform...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Religion: Don v. Devil | 9/8/1947 | See Source »

...considers an entirely intellectual conversion. Without any sudden awakening or "rebirth," Lewis found himself approaching the unexpected conclusion that Christianity is the simple truth. While groping for answers, he wrote to a friend: "The Absolute is beginning to look more and more like God." A short time later, his return to the Anglican Church was complete...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Religion: Don v. Devil | 9/8/1947 | See Source »

...their $25, the Lemonaders have had more than just a hearing. Last month, they got a 400% return on their investment: $100 apiece. After they shut up shop this week, they will share another dividend...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Music: Lemonade Opera | 9/8/1947 | See Source »

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