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Word: spotting (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1940-1949
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Nobody was able to locate Magee. At week's end the painstaking search of the wreckage revealed no sign of him. But a great crater gaped at the spot on which his vat had stood and a little lake of murky liquid lay at its bottom. Police asked a chemist to dip up a little of the liquid and analyze it. It seemed possible that it would contain the last, mortal traces of "Doctor" Magee...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: CALIFORNIA: The Amazing Brew | 3/3/1947 | See Source »

...leading playmaker with an 18-game total of 15 goals and 22 assists. His wing-mate Ritz has been pushing him all season and presently boasts a point total of 32. These two will be joined on the first line by Barry Wood who was elevated to that spot at the beginning of the streak and has a 14 point aggregate to date...

Author: By Oliver Brooks, | Title: Sextet Faces Elis Tonight at Arena; Barclaymen Meet Undefeated Lions | 3/1/1947 | See Source »

Historic Hot Spot...

Author: By Robert S. Sturgic, | Title: Mt. Etna Erupting? "Say, that reminds me," Says Crimeditor: "Why, 'way back when . . ." | 2/28/1947 | See Source »

With breast stroker Chuck Hoelzer definitely in the runner up spot in the last lap of the 200-yard breast stroke, all eyes were on Walt Lagarenne, battling successfully for third against the dogged Hawley...

Author: By Richard W. Wallach, | Title: Dartmouth Hammers Sextet 15 to 4, Dunks Swimmers, Topples On Mats | 2/27/1947 | See Source »

When the world was full of unexplored land, storytellers had it easy. Who could be certain that there were no such things as unicorns, rocs, two-headed men, hippogriffs, basilisks, amazons? The only sizeable blank spot left on the globe-the interior of Antarctica-has been written off by most romancers as hopelessly, unromantically cold...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Science: Oasis | 2/24/1947 | See Source »

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