Word: sendoff
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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That is the work of an author, new and young,?Morley Callaghan of Canada. The house of Chas. Scribners Sons, alert for potential Ernest Hemingways, has given him a robust sendoff, published several of his short stories and the above-quoted novel...
...view of these facts, it is especially imperative that the undergraduate body show its confidence in the crew and its willingness to back the crew to the limit, by giving the oarsmen a rousing sendoff this afternoon...
When Trotzky left the capital to travel south, he created a riot. His friends and admirers poured into the streets to give him a rousing sendoff. Unfortunately, his enemies arrived also, to prevent the popular demonstration. A pitched battle lasting far into the night was the result...
After the matches had both been played a round of entertaining set in and as a final sendoff the University eleven gave a dinner at Parker's in Boston, at which the account reads "champagne flowed as it will never do again...
...Government and diplomatic politicians of note. Baroness Matsui presented a large bouquet of flowers to Mrs. Woods. Thousands of Japanese made the station tremble with their "banzais" and at one period the enthusiasm of the crowd was such that they broke the police cordons. It was a magnificent, friendly sendoff...