Word: ringed
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...official cheer of this sorority: Ring, ching, ching. Ho, hippy, hi. Ra, ro, arrow, Pi Beta...
...spinning of the propeller. Brasses indicate the farewell hammering in mechanics. Gentler instruments soothingly interpret the pouring of oil. Then the plane soars to the screech of a fire engine siren. Storm, sleet ... a lyrical movement as the hero sights the mainland of Europe. Finally, triumphant orchestration. Herein ring fragments of "Dixie," "The Star-Spangled Banner," "Marseillaise," "Yankee Doodle...
...several times since. I refer to your use of the sign "&" in lieu of the word "and." This would be all right if you were referring to the Baltimore & Ohio R. R., but when you speak of "President & Mrs. Coolidge" or "Senator & Mrs. Norbeck," it reminds me of Ring Lardner's pseudo-ignorant style which seems entirely out of place in TIME...
...Patent Leather Kid (Richard Barthelmess). A tussle in the prize ring is one thing; a tussle in the trenches another. In the first, one can keep his hair slick between rounds and be reasonably sure that the fight will end as the managers agreed. But in the trenches, where a man's head may be blown off without contract, haircombs are counted superficial. Besides, there is no counter jab against a 16-inch shell. So the hero, once a cocky pugilist of the alleyways, turns yellow. But later he braces up, rushes a machine-gun nest, falls, comes...
...Arcola Amusement Park, N. J., one George Romanov, side-show wrestler, swelled his muscles, slapped his paunch, grunted at the crowd, "Who's nex'? Who's nex'?" No burly boy came forward. So Wrestler Romanov, feeling potent, had the show's trained bear brought into the ring. The bear patted, pawed, nuzzled Wrestler Romanov, hugged him close. Wrestler Romanov squirmed, grunted, plunged from the ring, ran?bear behind?to Saddle River, dove in, swam to safety...