Word: sagging
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...worse than anything I have seen, even in the worst spots of Dublin or of Naples. The overcrowding is incredible - I found eleven families living in one small church. The houses that survive from Czarist days, of stucco or wood, have been untouched since the Revolution; they tilt and sag and crumble till it would be impossible to believe that they are inhabited, were it not for the lace curtains inside each window...
...cease-fire hopes at Panmunjom sag or soar, what is happening to the morale of the G.I. in the line? Last week TIME Correspondent Bud Hutton cabled this answer from the Korean front...
...answered reporters' questions she pleaded: "Don't say I'm gracious and charming. You'll ruin my reputation." For the benefit of a middle aged, overwhelmed reporter who had kissed her hand, she graciously jiggled through the Charleston until her stockings began to sag...
Egypt's leading party, the Wafd al Misri (meaning Egyptian Delegation), used to be genuinely popular, a vigorous fighter for reform. But with the death in 1927 of its founder, a onetime fellah named Saad Zagluhl, the party began to sag and split. When the Wafd came to power again in January 1950, after years in & out of office, the party pulled a gigantic switch: from its traditional status as His Majesty's loyal opposition, it became His Majesty's obedient servant. The price for the switch: patronage and palace favors for Wafd politicos. The Wafd government...
...finish fight between the Red Sox and us," said Joe. Then, with a look at the American League leaders: "The White Sox will make trouble right to the end, but they are not going to win, because when [Manager] Paul Richards will need his pitching most it will sag...