Word: suspicion
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...pointed. His argument: The Kellogg treaty for the renunciation of war is a "declaration" of "faith and idealism" which must be followed by "action." It must mean "all armament hereafter shall be used only for defense." But "we are still borne on the tide of competitive building. . . . Fear and suspicion . . . will never disappear until we can turn this tide toward actual reduction." He insisted on finding a "rational yardstick" for naval comparisons, and added: "Limitation upward is not our goal but actual reduction ... to lowered levels...
...many a speculative favorite. Inasmuch as the first five of the half dozen listed closed last week at only a few points above their lows for the year, Mr. Durant was widely rumored as having been pressed for margin and as liquidating much of his holdings. There was a suspicion, indeed, that the Durant shirt, if not lost, had at least been temporarily mislaid. It was also observed that brokers who handle Mr. Durant's stocks have been among the heavy sellers during the past week...
Instantly cleared of suspicion was the King's private secretary, Baron Stamford-ham, courtly letter-writer and precise putterer, characterized by Queen Victoria as "a model of tact and diplomacy...
...Join the Ladies? This play, long a favorite at all-star frolics, depicts a British landowner of gentle mien and sinuous mind who has gathered about his dinner table twelve persons whom he suspects of the murder of his brother. He informs them lazily of the fact, cleverly casts suspicion on them all, tells them that certain postprandial actions will reveal the murderer. The ladies then retire. Over their wine, the men talk of poisons. There is a sudden feminine scream. The men rush out. The host quaffs his liqueur, slumps in his chair, dead...
...fated lot at the corner of Mount Auburn and Holyoke Streets, destined at one time for the proposed college dining hall, has been in its present condition for a considerable period. Few passers-by can have any suspicion of its intimate connection with the beautiful and opulent university near-by; its appearance is that of a repository for refuse which has been unable to find its way to the more recognized public dumps...