Word: snubbed
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...oratorical: the U.S.'s Dulles promised continued efforts to bring to life President Eisenhower's plan for a pooling of atomic energy for peaceful purposes, even though the Russians snub it (see NATIONAL AFFAIRS). Russia's Vishinsky agreed with surprising alacrity to discuss the proposal, but this means nothing so long as Moscow sticks to its agreement-blocking preconditions for joining in such a pool...
Beneath this artistic upper crust, there is a varied commercial stew. Among the most popular types: 1) The Parisienne, a snub-nosed, black-eyed girl in a flowery hat. derived from Renoir, but produced with the most success by a commercial artist named Huldah; 2) The Dancer, in a ballet skirt and a misty setting, inspired by Degas and churned out commercially by one Fried Pal, among others; 3) The Paris Street, in cool colors with sharp edges, originated by Utrillo, but perpetuated by a more sober and less talented host of hacks; 4) the dashing watercolor of a horse...
...Western newspapermen round to tea; but they would have no truck whatsoever with the Vietnamese. The Red MPs crisply presented their U.S.-made carbines whenever French officers passed by, but they would not salute the Vietnamese. And the French, bent on a settlement in Indo-China, were quick to snub the Vietnamese delegates in conference; they unquestioningly accepted such Communist terms as "People's Democratic Republic of Viet Nam" instead of the customary "Viet Minh"; they did not protest when the Communists spoke only of the "French Union command" instead of the "Franco-Vietnamese command." The French...
...World. In Philadelphia, the police department had to return 21 snub-nosed, .38-cal. revolvers it had ordered for its policewomen, after it discovered that the ladies were not strong enough to pull the triggers...
Skidless Shine. A tough, nonslippery floor wax is being test-marketed by E. I. du Pont de Nemours & Co. For use on both hardwood and linoleums, the Safety Floor Wax contains tiny, gripping particles of Du Font's Ludox (colloidal silica) which snub the forward motion of a shoe hitting the shiny floor, bring it to a safe and sure-footed stop.. Price: $1.29 a quart...