Word: swiped
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...Evelyn was mauled by an irate lion when she was appearing at a Shriners' circus in Chattanooga. Many circus people wondered if she could ever do the act again. Last week, on opening night, she had been in the cage only three minutes before a lion took a swipe at her. Evelyn, armed only with the traditional chair, got him under control and finished...
...bath in water heated to more than 170° is believed by many health departments to be sufficient sterilization for previously washed utensils. But in busy bars, where the bartender has little light to see by and little time to spend with the dishes, the casual, conversational "dip and swipe" method is the common way of washing glasses...
...Western Prince Boun Oum, but he was brooding at home. Souvanna cheerfully told reporters he would do everything possible to bring about a "definite solution." Stern-faced Souphanouvong read off a two-page propaganda speech denouncing Boun Oum for "aggravating and complicating the political situation" and took a swipe at the "warmongering activities...
Lonely, embittered by disregard, Gorer decides to revenge himself on the world in one fell swipe. He sets out to forge a Holbein. The forgery is successful, critics hail the new discovery, and the picture is sold for 40,000 guineas. Then Gorer triumphantly reveals that he forged the painting...
After the White House made such a hash out. of an egg-bald attempt to swipe the chef who works for the French Ambassador to London, staffers admit that something is cooking again-but very slowly on the back burner, so as not to stir up a stew. The announcement will be made soon that the White House has a new cook. In the opinion of some who have dined at the White House table, the change is none too soon...