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Word: sensationalize (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1950-1959
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He stayed conscious all night although he had a shattered pelvic bone, half a dozen broken ribs and a broken leg; one eyelid had virtually been torn away. Gasoline dripped steadily. He called reassurance to the living (seven were dead), sent some of the walking injured for help, and yelled...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: HEROES: Durable Man | 4/17/1950 | See Source »

The starting BU lineup contains only three new men: Dick Sherman, who will lead off and play third base; Harry Agganis, who will bat fifth and play center field; and Gordon Grolms, a right-banded pitcher. Grolms, a senior, transferred to BU from New Haven Teachers last year and will...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Varsity Nine Opens '50 Slate Today | 4/14/1950 | See Source »

Like a desperate gambler, Wisconsin's Senator Joe McCarthy was doubling his bet every time he took a loss. Shaken up by angry rebuttals from his victims, McCarthy reached deep and produced the most tremendous sensation yet. He would name a man "now connected" with the State Department who...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: INVESTIGATIONS: Stand or Fall | 4/3/1950 | See Source »

Even for such a veteran good-will ambassador as 69-year-old Colonel Robert Rutherford McCormick, his "last big trip" around the world was hitting new highs of diplomacy and tact. After causing a sensation in Spain by unwittingly displaying the Spanish Republican flag on his converted B-17 (TIME...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Press: The Flying Carpet | 3/20/1950 | See Source »

The Future. The garden variety of double-Axel, which was the Button sensation of 1949 in the free-skating event, requires the performer to come into the jump skating backwards. The rest of the requirements: a tremendous leap, 2½ body spins, a feather landing, and a smooth blade-cut...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: Double-Double | 3/20/1950 | See Source »

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