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Word: ricefield (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1950-1959
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Usage:

Oral Opposition. Before the Communists' invasion of South Korea in 1950, and again during the period when North Korean Reds occupied Seoul, South Korean intellectuals flocked north to the Communists like magpies to a ripe ricefield. For some the change was permanent: they are now entrenched with the Communist government in the north. But a few doubters elected to remain with Rhee's government and see what time would bring. During the past 18 months, those who remained have lost their doubts. In Pusan this week, in a coffee shop lighted by one feebly glowing electric light bulb...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: KOREA: The Walnut | 3/9/1953 | See Source »

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