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Word: stoles (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1950-1959
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Freewheeling. In London, Frederick Wilson went to a police station to report the theft of his bicycle, then stole a bobby's bicycle and rode home...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Miscellany, Dec. 15, 1958 | 12/15/1958 | See Source »

...sculptures, Modigliani stole subway ties and building blocks. Once some workers came upon him carving one of their blocks in the dawn light, and summarily built it into the foundations while he wept and stormed. For his portraits he would charge ten francs a sitting, "and a little alcohol." His nudes were of girls that were close to him, done with restrained appreciation. "For anyone who knew only the nudes and portraits of Modigliani's last years," his daughter writes, the artist's life "would seem . . . the quiet manifestation of a mild optimism." He found peace...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: Morning-After Artist | 12/1/1958 | See Source »

According to Mark. In Indianapolis, a woman stopped 80-year-old Damon Peak on the street, earnestly began to pray for him while her male companion stole his wallet...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Miscellany, Nov. 24, 1958 | 11/24/1958 | See Source »

...Skirt. In Rochester, a thief stole gasoline from Frank Schmid's car by siphoning it off through a disconnected hula hoop...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Miscellany, Nov. 24, 1958 | 11/24/1958 | See Source »

...burst of athletic glory, the Adams House soccer team yesterday stole the intramural lead from a favored Eliot squad, defeating the Elephants by a stunning...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Adams Soccer Team Triumphs Over Eliot | 11/15/1958 | See Source »

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