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Word: seene (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1930-1939
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Maverick Bombs. Most of the constituents of San Antonio's flamboyantly talkative Representative Maury Maverick have never seen a battleship and never hope to see one. Said fiery Mr. Maverick to reporters last week...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: National Affairs: Big Navy Battle | 3/7/1938 | See Source »

...irresponsible lot given to ill-timed whimsicalities. First step was a display of testimonials to the courtesy, cleanliness, service, honesty & sobriety of American crews. Not the least expert among them was a wire from restless Cornelius Vanderbilt: "I have been up all night during storms and have never yet seen anything being destroyed by the crew...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: LABOR: Bitter Bon Voyage | 3/7/1938 | See Source »

...planes from China (said by the Japanese to be Soviet planes) finally flew across the 120-mile-wide Formosa Strait, escorted by pursuit planes, and rained bombs on Japanese-owned Formosa. They flew so high that accurate bombing was impossible. From the ground the attacking craft could be seen with the naked eye only as minute specks. Eight were killed, 29 wounded. Property damage was small...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Foreign News: Invigorated | 3/7/1938 | See Source »

...anywhere! There have been little changes-like in fashions-but you usually find that where you've gained something you've at the same time lost something else that makes up for it. ... The modern piano is the impurest, the beastliest instrument that the world has ever seen...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Music: Militant Antiquarian | 3/7/1938 | See Source »

Said Tiger Coach Howie Stepp after the meet, "Harvard has the greatest swimming team I've ever seen. It will win the league championship without trouble. The only consolation we have will be in laying for you next year...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Crimson's Top Swimmers Wash Stripes Off Tiger Men in Sensational Victory | 3/7/1938 | See Source »

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