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Word: sneak (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1940-1949
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...Miami Beach, a dearth of barbers forced many a soldier and workman to down an old masculine prejudice, sneak into a beauty shoppe, settle back to have his hair trimmed by a beautician...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: U.S. At War: Closed for the Duration | 10/12/1942 | See Source »

WASHINGTON--Axis raiders have blasted at least 500 United Nations merchant ships to the bottom in Atlantic waters since the sneak Jap attack on Pearl Harbor, but the toll has dropped steadily in recent weeks due to improved defenses, an unofficial United Press compilation showed tonight...

Author: By United Press., | Title: Over the Wire | 9/29/1942 | See Source »

Sharp-eared listeners to the CBS network this week sensed something out-of-the-ordinary. They were right. Good Morning, Blues, played by the Moanin' Blowers (bandleader unannounced), was a sneak opening-the first of a dozen 15-minute broadcast spots scattered through the week, featuring a new six-man band led by the screwiest bandster in the business: Raymond Scott (real name: Harry Warnow...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Music: Great Scott Returns | 8/24/1942 | See Source »

...picture was originally called Mr. and Mrs. Cugat, after Isabel Scott Rorick's book, which has sold 25,000 copies. Audiences at sneak previews showed that the title meant nothing to them; many asked: "Where's Xavier...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Cinema: Hear! Hear! | 7/27/1942 | See Source »

...democracy rolled back a sneak offensive of Argentina and totalitarianism last week. The occasion: a conference on "Coordination of Police & Judicial Measures," called to implement resolutions of the Rio Conference. The scene: the hall of Buenos Aires' democratically elected Municipal Council, which the Castillo regime had removed (TIME, Oct. 20) and replaced by hand-picked stooges...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: THE AMERICAS: Democratic Demonstration | 6/22/1942 | See Source »

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