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Word: sheaf (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1950-1959
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...firm's bank account a $94,891 check from a client, she altered the entry from $94,891 to $4,891. That gave her $90,000 to draw on. When she wanted some money she simply made out a company check to "cash," slipped it into a sheaf of legitimate checks for a company officer to sign...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: CRIME: Putting the Blame on Mame | 12/21/1959 | See Source »

...been looking over your record," said Dr. Splint, shuffling through a sheaf of papers as Vag dressed uneasily. "Had a little trouble academically last spring...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Ordeal by Stethoscope | 11/21/1959 | See Source »

...evening's opening speaker, Kelly, began, "Here in the menopause of our national history ... I seem to have Mr. Capp's speech." As he brandished a sheaf of documents, he intoned, "I hold here in my hand 205 references...

Author: By Michael S. Lottman, | Title: Al Capp, Kelly Spar at GOP Convention | 11/14/1959 | See Source »

...inflow of penniless migrants by requiring a one-year residence -normal in most states-before a newcomer becomes eligible for relief payments, and 2) a civic campaign to discourage migration to the city from "all parts of the country and the Caribbean." Puerto Rican children, he said, flashing a sheaf of papers, account for 20% of the juvenile delinquency in the city...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: CRIME: Knights v. Crowns | 10/5/1959 | See Source »

...Angeles' antiseptic Police Facilities Building last week, the squares and the beats gathered for a hearing. In the corridors wandered Beatchick Julie Meredith, strumming her guitar and singing sad songs about love and artistry. Beatnik Lipton came equipped with a sheaf of poetry, which he readily recited...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: CALIFORNIA: Bam; Roll On with Bam! | 9/14/1959 | See Source »

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