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Word: smoothed (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1940-1949
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...Smooth Sailing. In its campaign to win customers and influence other railroads, Chesapeake & Ohio announced another innovation: for only a 5? phone call, customers all along the line will be connected with the main reservation bureau in Huntington, W.Va., will thus be able to get space without the usual delay...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Facts & Figures, Jan. 19, 1948 | 1/19/1948 | See Source »

...Cramer, speaking." The voice was smooth, low-pitched and non-committal...

Author: By David G. Breaten, | Title: Pro Tutor 'Good Deal' for Student Willing to Spend Money, Not Time | 1/15/1948 | See Source »

...arrival of FM radio was a big help. With conventional AM, the static from any passing streetcar could distort a "fax" page. FM made for smooth reception, but it raised an intriguing question. Since a broadcaster could convert to facsimile for $10,000 to $15,000, what was to prevent anyone with an FM license from going into the newspaper business...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Press: First Fax | 1/12/1948 | See Source »

Skinner, another ball snatcher, will be an alternate forward. In the past his game has been sporadic, reached its peak against Nichols when he showed smooth ball juggling and a quick eye for set-up plays. Styles will be popping his distinctive fast and low long shot from forward and guard. Not speedy on the floor, his deceptive passing is an important ingredient in Berg's hoped for fast break offense...

Author: By Rubric J. Shortschett jr., | Title: Lining Them Up | 1/6/1948 | See Source »

Steady but not sparkling Jim Gabler is shifted to guard where his smooth, consistent ball handling will be more at home. High-scoring hustlers Smith, McCormick, and Wegner will plunk from their usual positions of left forward, center, and right guard. Wegner has proved the smoothest and fastest man on the boards and though lack of height keeps his scoring from being consistent, his single-handed rushes under the basket are adrenalin to the Crimson's lumbering attack...

Author: By Rubric J. Shortschett jr., | Title: Lining Them Up | 1/6/1948 | See Source »

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