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Word: shortly (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1940-1949
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...short dummy scrimmage ended the first formal practice, but half the blocks thrown rumbled the dirt floor of Briggs Cage...

Author: By R. SCOT Leavitt, | Title: Sextet Finishes With Blues Today; 85 Football Candidates Open Drills | 3/17/1948 | See Source »

Radio and electrical appliance companies were also shocked by seasonal short circuits. In Philadelphia, Philco Corp. laid off workers in its radio division, and Proctor Electric Co., which makes 22% of U.S. irons, also slowed down...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Old Refrain | 3/15/1948 | See Source »

...word, the better it harmonizes with the work of the spirit. Such a word is this word GOD or this word LOVE. . . . [A single word] pierces the ears of the Almighty God, quicker than any long psalter unmindfully mumbled in the teeth. Therefore it is written that the short prayer pierces heaven...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Religion: With Longing Love | 3/15/1948 | See Source »

Mesons are mysterious, short-lived particles knocked out of .atomic nuclei. It takes a lot of punch to knock them out. Before the 4,000-ton cyclotron developed sufficient punch, the only mesons in captivity had been trapped in the wild. Dr. Carl Anderson of CalTech found their characteristic tracks in a cloud chamber. Other scientists found two types, heavy and light, in photographic plates exposed on high mountains. All had been formed by cosmic rays, the enormously powerful particles that strike down out of space. No man-pushed particle was strong enough to engender a single meson...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Science: The Meson Mystery | 3/15/1948 | See Source »

...curtain raiser before the Varsity contest, Moe Berg's court charges rallied in the second half, but fell short of the mark and bowed, 44 to 40, in a sloppy but enthusiastic battle. Once again Ed Smith led the scoring parade with 17 points. The winners boasted a 29 to 18 halftime bulge...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Yard Teams Bow On Four Fronts To Yale Athletes | 3/15/1948 | See Source »

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