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Word: stunted (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1950-1959
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...hydrogen-bomb race begins, has tended to obscure his general agreement with the "tough" foreign policy followed by Mr. Bevin and Secretary of State Dean Acheson. The proposal was surprising, since the Russians have continually labelled Mr. Churchill as a "warmonger." Mr. Bevin has called the whole idea campaign "stunt...

Author: By David L. Ratner, | Title: BRASS TACKS | 2/23/1950 | See Source »

...Buck Club to the university and the athlete never even sees it. And when I said "entire proceeds" go to helping (through a grant-in-aid) on tuition I meant just that. Even the Club bulletin is supported by a local department store (Roos Brothers) as an advertising stunt...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Athletic Funds on the Farm | 2/17/1950 | See Source »

...pitching prospect. A southpaw, he stands 6 ft. 2 in. tall, weighs 205 Ibs., and throws a fast ball that "takes off." For four years Paul Pettit has completely befuddled schoolboy batters, once struck out 27 in a 12-inning game. In 1948, he performed the authentic Frank Merriwell stunt of pitching six no-hit, no-run games, . three of them in succession...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: Bonus Baby | 2/13/1950 | See Source »

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