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Word: swarthiest (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1980-1989
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Usage:

...bubbling sulfur baths or inhale herbal steam. At Sochi, where the beach is covered with black pebbles instead of sand, white-uniformed nurses patrol seaside stretches with names like Medical Beach and Health Beach, enforcing a 55-minute limit on exposure to the sun's rays, even for the swarthiest guest. The preferred way for getting a quick tan is to stand facing the sun with arms held aloft. Because of a shortage of swimsuits and suntan oil, beaches are crowded with thousands of pale bodies, some clad only in underwear, reaching skyward like a lost tribe of sun worshipers...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Soviet Union Where the Right People Rest | 9/16/1985 | See Source »

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