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Word: suckered (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1970-1979
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...used to go around his home turning out lights, "felt like a sucker paying $3 for a hotel breakfast," and preferred to fly tourist class. His one indulgence was a showcase residence in Dallas-an oversized version of George Washington's Mount Vernon home. Typically, he had bought it at a bargain-basement price of $60,000 during the Depression...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: ENTREPRENEURS: Just a Country Boy | 12/9/1974 | See Source »

...common trait of almost all Americans, and that's one reason this country has done so well." Could it be, Allen persisted, that Rockefeller was considered a "soft touch" by his employees? Rockefeller shot back: "I don't think I've been a sucker...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: THE VICE PRESIDENCY: A Matter of Sharing Apples | 11/25/1974 | See Source »

...Entitled "Lessons in How to Make Odds," the Greek's tutorial services cost $565,000 with an optional extra: purchase of all his 1975 handicaps for $875,000. Jimmy tells TIME'S magi that he is betting 2 to 1 that he will not sign a single sucker...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Modern Living: Mail-Order Magi | 11/25/1974 | See Source »

What makes Macdonald original, perhaps irreplaceable as a pan-critic (in both senses of "pan") is in fact a latent romanticism. More than his victims can appreciate, he is a genial curmudgeon, teetering on the very edge of hope. He growls partly to keep from being played for a sucker. Macdonald might even be called an American Bernard Shaw, if Shaw had written only prefaces or if Macdonald had written plays. Besides, that is to say, these marvelous little one-act monologues, featuring the persona he made of himself. ·Melvin Maddocks...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: Big Mac | 11/25/1974 | See Source »

Stone speaks Spanish in Miami's Cuban community, plays the harmonica for the country boys, and even broke an arm leaping over a tennis net for a photographer. Both candidates are conservative. Eckerd wants to cut spending; Stone wants "Uncle Sucker" to stop the foreign aid giveaways. A tossup...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Cover Story: Races to Watch | 10/21/1974 | See Source »

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