Word: symbolization
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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Douglas noted that the Russian standard of living, although lower than America's, makes it "a member of the affluent society" and "a symbol of revolt against the status quo" to the countries of the Middle East and Africa...
...sign traditional congratulatory scrolls; across the island there were youth rallies, mass choral concerts and, with an eye to the Reds across the strait, mass bayonet exercises. In lieu of birthday cake, all the guests at restaurants, public luncheons and dinner parties were served long, flat noodles, a Chinese symbol of longevity...
...Manhattan's social season. Last week it happened for the 79th time, but the social season was off and running anyway, and the turnout of bluebloods, beauties and big shots was not what it used to be. And gleaming there in the Madison Square Garden lobby was the symbol of what had changed things, in the form of a sleek 1963-model automobile...
...fitting tribute. For many people in all countries she has been a symbol of this country's best hopes and worthiest beliefs. Mrs. Roosevelt's good sense, her dedication to the bettering of the world, her sympathy for the sufferings of man, and her trust that the future could be a decent time in which to live, have not always been properly echoed by the rest of us. But while she lived, it was never really possible to forget that social justice is part of America's obligation to the age that is waiting before, or that life itself...
Yale-educated President Newton, onetime mayor of Denver, blasted back. "You have made yourself a symbol of the suppressive forces which are waging an all-out assault on the university," he wrote. "It is always the same: 'Our way is the only American way. All others are un-American and subversive. You must silence those who do not agree with us!' Senator, I shall not silence them...