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Word: sticked (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1950-1959
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Under no circumstances, though, will the Leverett man be forced, of even encouraged, to mingle with anyone, even tutors. "Organized goodfellowship" has no place in the Hutch. Men stick together in rather tight groups. One beer party a term provides the only manifestation of frat-type spirit...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Leverett, Tiniest Unit, Instills Fierce Loyalty | 3/25/1953 | See Source »

...scalp," he said after the preliminary question bout was over. He motioned me over to another chair under an enlarged version of a stamp magnifier with a built in light. He flipped a switch and began rummaging with the lens and a sharp wooden stick. Thirty seconds sufficed for a complete diagnosis...

Author: By R. F. Crding, | Title: The Sliding Scale | 3/25/1953 | See Source »

...fell before the second, a Soviet veto (its 56th in the Security Council). The ballots, which are supposed to be secret but aren't, were then ceremoniously burned in a tin wastebasket. One possibility: if the Security Council cannot find anyone acceptable to Russia, it may decide to stick with...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: THE UNITED NATIONS: You Had Many Friends | 3/23/1953 | See Source »

...some scraps of food in it, and weeping as he watched his men fall. He turned to a U.S. correspondent beside him. "You'll forgive me for saying so, sir," he said, "but the British soldier is the finest fighting man there is." Then he tucked his swagger stick under his arm and strode off to lead the second wave up the ridge...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: International: Now We're Piggin' It | 3/23/1953 | See Source »

...role of reason: "As I grow older I realize how limited a part reason has in the conduct of men. They believe what they want to-and although liable to shipwreck, they very generally get off with a hole in the bottom of their boat and stick an old coat into that...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: The 20-Year Dialogue | 3/23/1953 | See Source »

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