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Word: seems (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1940-1949
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...years this casual question got casual answers: the Fields did not seem to be leading very remarkable lives. Last week the question led the U.S. Department of State down misty avenues to a dead end of mystery...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: PERIPATETICS: Vanishing Act | 10/24/1949 | See Source »

...completed section of stained glass, Matisse's working model of the chapel did actually seem filled with fiery light. Had he known it would come out so well? "No," said Matisse, "I didn't-I'm not a bluffer. Emotions within us lead us to create. The artist works and arrives at a moment when there is an explosion ... I can't say why in this case the colors happened to be so subtle and harmonious...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Art: What I Want to Say | 10/24/1949 | See Source »

Maybe it's because the time is ripe in mid-season; maybe it's because Dartmouth Indians suddenly become gay when they leave their Hanover reservation and travel to the Hub, whatever it is, things always seem to pop in Cambridge on the weekend of the Dartmouth game...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Dartmouth Weekend: Invitation to Buffoonery | 10/22/1949 | See Source »

...were a little annoyed at the interruption of our medley last year, and since the Dartmouth boys seem to get more enjoyment, from interrupting us than from listening to us, we'll concentrate our attention this week on those who appreciate us," Finney said in explaining the band's decision...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Band To Snub Dartmouth Stands at Saturday Game | 10/19/1949 | See Source »

...Dutch seem much warmer hearted and less materialistic than their hard-currency neighbors, the Belgians. Most of the Dutch I met this summer were very eager to talk to foreigners, and interested in America. They were cheerful, extremely proud of their country, and loved to talk...

Author: By Mary CHANNING Stokes, | Title: Social Notes From All Over: Students Abroad | 10/18/1949 | See Source »

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