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Word: spreng (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1940-1949
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...enormous eagle. The little girl saw the sinister shape, flinched and screamed, but the fierce talons closed on tender flesh, the child was caught into the air, and with powerful pinions beating, the eagle headed for its eyrie. At that moment the child's father spreng out the door with his rifle. Without an instant's hesitation, risking the child's life if his aim were not true, he fired. The great bird tumbled to earth. Except for lacerations, the little girl was unhurt...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Science: Eagle Power | 6/24/1940 | See Source »

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