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Word: toed (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1990-1999
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However much stronger the Western democracies were after the war, as they went on to discredit not only fascism but communism as well, that strength still came at a terrible cost. "How much happier a world it would be if one did not have to mount crusades against racism, segregation...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Necessary Evil? | 12/31/1999 | See Source »

The most lovable spider in literature befriends a hapless barnyard pig named Wilbur and launches a campaign to save him from becoming someone's meal. The webs Charlotte weaves are tangled and enchanting. RUNNERS-UP The Chronicles of Narnia by C.S. Lewis; A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L'Engle...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Best Of The Century | 12/31/1999 | See Source »

It's such a simple premise, and Abbott and Costello drive it about 20 ft. into the ground, but "Who's on First?" is not only the century's most famous comedy bit; it's also the best. It's absurdism mixed with the easy pleasure of confusion, and Bud...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Best Of The Century | 12/31/1999 | See Source »

In this sad, shadowy song about lynching in the South, history's greatest jazz singer comes to terms with history itself. RUNNERS-UP Corcovado by Antonio C. Jobim; A Hard Rain's a-Gonna Fall by Bob Dylan

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Best Of The Century | 12/31/1999 | See Source »

Eames took technology created to meet a wartime need (for splints) and used it to make something elegant, light and comfortable. Much copied but never bettered. RUNNERS-UP The S-1 steam locomotive by Raymond Loewy; the Swatch watch

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Best Of The Century | 12/31/1999 | See Source »

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