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Word: revolutionize (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1920-1929
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His exalted Highness may be a genius of the first water, but he sets an alarming precedent for those nations still governed by a sovereign. There is no limit to the amount of poetry a prince might have published, to be sold to all loyal subjects at a price sufficient...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: THE RAJAH OF PARNASSUS | 1/13/1927 | See Source »

In the closing weeks of 1918, when the great structure which was the German Empire was tottering to its fall moved by inner revolution and outer defeat, the world wondered what could take its place. Obviously the imperial regime of William II could not be restored in the face of...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: THE STUDENT VAGABOND | 1/11/1927 | See Source »

Senator Borah, of Idaho, Chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, likes to be a severe critic as well as a maker of U. S. foreign policy. On most afternoons at 3 p.m., he holds an informal chat with the gentlemen of the press. Interjecting a little profanity and rustling...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: National Affairs: Foreign Policy | 1/10/1927 | See Source »

Economists recalled that, before the invention and commercial success of artificial silks in the past few years, abortive efforts to transplant silk production from the Orient to the New World were periodic. Cortes introduced silkworms in Mexico. James I tried to establish them in Virginia in 1609. A law still...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Science: Sow's Ear Silk | 1/10/1927 | See Source »

The Nicaraguan revolution's cannot but increase the friction between Washington and Mexico. Relations are strained now. In a few months we may not unreasonably expect a glorious struggle to make the world safe for the Standard Oil Company.

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: THE NEXT UNPLEASANTNESS | 1/8/1927 | See Source »

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