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Word: smiled (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1970-1979
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...street. "When you're this tall, there's no place to hide," he complains. To be less conspicuous, Walton slouches in chairs until he is eye level with companions and walks close to buildings to camouflage his height. When celebrity hunters do approach, a weak smile crosses Walton's puckish face, and he professes to be just another guy named Bill...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: Walton: Basketball's Vegetarian Tiger | 2/25/1974 | See Source »

...freshly-cut eucalyptus wood lay next to the oven. The man, very small and with a rough wizened face, had walked up to within a few yards of me and stopped, his wooden hoe in hand. I indicated the peanuts in my hand. He broke into a broad smile, and pointed with his free hand to his mouth. He had no teeth. What could I do in such a situation? I nodded slightly, muttered "Le siento," I'm sorry, and moved...

Author: By Michael Massing, | Title: Bolivia | 2/25/1974 | See Source »

...sometimes, the people that smile at you are lyin. A man's handshake's his bond. Like his word. I tell you, you know that no member of the Klan shakes with his thumb. Not a single one. You know why there's a Klan? It's so men will remember how to be men. Sometimes people forget how. I'm a member of the Klan. Let me show you something." He took a picture out of his wallet of his wife and daughters. He meant it as a proof that he hadn't been fooling about being much else...

Author: By Timothy Carlson, | Title: In Spudnick's | 2/25/1974 | See Source »

...trying to think of how I could communicate my thanks to them. Then the one on the right, whose grin set off a symphony of deeply-worn money. So this was their game. No, I said, not me, I'm only a poor student. I gave them a last smile and then hurried...

Author: By Michael Massing, | Title: Bolivia | 2/22/1974 | See Source »

...been manager of this club before. Yes, he was fired. Yes, he is back to manage this club. Yes, he expects to be fired again some day," A's owner Finley said with a smile as he announced the return of Dark...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: NEW MANAGER | 2/21/1974 | See Source »

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