Word: sad
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...Dorothy Comingore), whom he tried to make a singer, finally established in the castle. There she passed the years assembling jigsaw puzzles until she walked out in boredom. Then there is Kane's rich guardian (George Coulouris) whom Kane hated; Kane's general manager (Everett Sloan), the sad, loyal, philosophical Jew who stuck by to the end; his former drama editor and best friend (Joseph Gotten) with whom Kane broke after Kane's disastrous try for the Governorship of New York; Kane's butler (Paul Stewart). None knew the meaning of "rosebud." But each...
Today he is more nearly extinct than the bison. Great horns still spring above barroom mirrors; a proud, sad specimen stands stuffed at the Fort Worth airport; Texans still like to call themselves "Longhorns," or "Texas Steers." But until last week the Longhorn was without much honor, or the lore that might bring it to him, save in his own country...
...Department last December confessed to some sad bungles in Army construction (TIME, Dec. 23). A further confession was added last week, but also a showing that Army performance had improved since the Corps of Engineers' able Brigadier General Brehon B. Somervell moved in on the Quartermaster Corps...
...sad-sweet comfort for my troubles that I seek...
...month were especially hideous. The industries situated on the right side of the railroad have suffered especially, likewise the Graf Adolf Strasse. Part of this street [one of the main streets in Düsseldorf] looks really devastated. In the Altstadt [old part of the city centre] too you find sad corners. A few thousand fire bombs have come down. The most terrible thing is the shooting. Often it lasts for three hours without any interruption. Soldiers who have participated in the French offensive say that it was not so bad at the front. It is difficult to learn how much...