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Word: spouts (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1970-1979
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Descent from Olympus. Pluche does not spout off entirely in a vacuum. Like a god descending from Olympus to reassure himself of his immortality, he ventures from his studio on the Rue Boissonnade to loaf among the plebs until inspiration returns. But no sooner is he in "the circle of the frivolous damned" than the world's petty annoyances close in. Brother Georges, a witless executive living far beyond his means and on the verge of ruin, asks for and gets the balance in Pluche's bank account. Brother-in-Law Mesnard, an immensely successful painter who sold...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: Ecstasy Without Agony | 4/27/1970 | See Source »

...complain anytime it thought its precious, god-al-mighty interests were being endangered. We need more schools like Ohio State. whose athletes and athletic program are a credit to the American collegiate tradition. What we don't need is young men like you. who use a newspaper to spout off radical beliefs and distort the facts...

Author: By Joe L. Mcdonough cambridge, | Title: Letter on NCAA | 1/19/1970 | See Source »

...Tunisia-three states of North Africa's historic Maghreb-appeared to be moving toward closer relations again. Boumedienne is shuffling Algeria's ambassadors, and has warned them that henceforth they will be graded on how much they foster commercial relationships rather than on how well they spout anti-Israel rhetoric...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: World: Gamal Goes Acourtin' | 1/12/1970 | See Source »

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