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Word: thrown (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1920-1929
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...usual with the preferential type of ballot. Voters must designate in the space opposite the candidates names on the ballot their first, second, third, and in the case of the vice president their fourth choices. Every candidate for office must be voted on or the ballots will be thrown out. Signatures will be required on the ballots but will be regarded as confidential...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: POLLS OPEN TODAY FOR 1929 CLASS ELECTIONS | 2/24/1926 | See Source »

Rupert Hughes should have been taken bodily and thrown through the window if it was not more than ten stories high, although he said nothing derogatory to Washington...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters: Feb. 22, 1926 | 2/22/1926 | See Source »

Moving pictures, showing famous crews from the University and other colleges, were thrown on the screen and with the help of slow motion, Coach Stevens pointed out the strokes he had been discussing. Great rowing classics at New London and elsewhere were thrown on the screen together with pictures recently taken in the tank at Newell Boat house...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: UNION CREW NIGHT DRAWS LARGE CROWD | 2/18/1926 | See Source »

...before the house. The bill was presented in 101 articles with over 250 amendments already attached.* After an entire week of furious debate, often degenerating into fist fights and hair pulling, a part of one article had been passed amended out of all semblance to its original state, thrown back into the chamber again as utterly impracticable and passed again in a still further amended form, which admittedly bordered on legislative lunacy...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: FRANCE: A la Chambre | 2/15/1926 | See Source »

...Wrangle. Some 25 Deputies were delegated by their comrades to arise and propose over 100 amendments to the Cartel Finance Measure (TIME, Feb. 1, et ante), which was literally thrown to the Chamber by the disgusted Premier...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: FRANCE: Little Shouts, Great Whispers | 2/8/1926 | See Source »

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