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Word: spottedness (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1950-1959
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The U.S. seemed to feel that peace, however fitful, and prosperity, however spotted, would last. And with that mood prevailing, reported TIME correspondents across the nation, Americans were devoting their time, their energies and their conversation primarily to affairs domestic and local.

Author: /time Magazine | Title: THE NATION: Learning to Walk a Fence | 3/18/1957 | See Source »

But under sharp questioning, Schrunk wilted perceptibly. He flatly denied having taken bribes from Clifford Bennett. But he did admit that his deputies had raided the 8212 Club, seen liquor being illegally served after hours, spotted gambling equipment all over the place-and that he had gone away without taking...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: INVESTIGATIONS: The Teamsters Take Over | 3/18/1957 | See Source »

Badge of Courage. Anyone with a taste for such high-speed thrills and the price of a ticket to St. Moritz can try the Cresta chute for 24 Swiss francs ($5.60). During most of its accident-spotted, 72-year history, Cresta has catered to blue-blooded sportsmen-nobility and well...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: St. Moritz Sleigh Ride | 3/4/1957 | See Source »

The take-off for Paris, as Director Billy Wilder has filmed and cut it, is a striking piece of cinematic craftsmanship. One by one, like bricks in a rising wall the difficulties are stacked in front of the hero (James Stewart) and in the moviegoer's mind: bad weather...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Cinema: The New Pictures, Mar. 4, 1957 | 3/4/1957 | See Source »

The ancient Pharaohs, who knew and admired the Afghan breed, used a different descriptive phrase-a papyrus from 4000 B.C. refers to the swift dogs that roamed the Sinai desert as "monkey-faced." No one knows how or when the seed of the breed was transported to Afghanistan, but all...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: The Longhair Showman | 2/25/1957 | See Source »

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