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Word: round (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1920-1929
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Sure enough, that same evening "the quails came up and covered the camp." There was a heavy dew next morning and "upon the face of the wilderness there lay a small round thing, as small as the hoar frost on the ground." The Children said, "It is manna,"- not knowing what it was. Moses said: "It is the bread which the Lord hath given...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Science: Manna | 8/29/1927 | See Source »

...fierce was the gale sweeping in from the Irish Sea. The luncheon tent was blown away in large ribbons. Ernest Whitcombe, one of the best, took five shots to reach one green in the teeth of the tumult. Larry Nabholtz, U. S. professional, "picked up" after a morning round of 91. Wild Bill Melhorn, only other U. S. entrant, took an excellent 82 on the final round but his aggregate was 324, out of the running. Only three players broke 80 on the final round. George Duncan, hoping to keep dry, stuffed his plus fours with brown paper, came...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: Irish Open Golf | 8/29/1927 | See Source »

...strain joggled putters in the final match, and neither woman could tap the small white ball unerringly into the small round hole. Mrs. .Pressler, far longer off the tee, less erring with her putter, led throughout to win the title...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: Women's Western | 8/29/1927 | See Source »

...glass counter reposed cool, damp, bulging joints of beef. On the counter, in the icebox, lay bloody fowl; flaccid livers; grisly, delicious knuckles; dainty, pink and white lamb chops. The gullet of Mae C. Collins gaped a little. Her small, pleasant, piggy eyes, twinkling behind rolls of fat as round and red as hamburgers, finally fixed on a ponderous porterhouse steak. Seizing it, she waddled out of the butcher shop...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Miscellany: Policemen | 8/22/1927 | See Source »

...confused when they read "clever" writers. How truly useful this ingenuousness is can be estimated almost mathematically. The "American Impressions" in his new book* were written for the London Times. To U. S. readers it will seem that Mr. Noyes "burbles" a bit, but burbling helps the world go round and for this particular kind of burbling, there is no better burbling ground than the London Times. Also, Mr. Noyes is awfully nice...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: Non-Fiction | 8/22/1927 | See Source »

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