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Word: tossed (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1940-1949
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...Gertrude Lawrence sang and wiggled her way through 'Jenny' several seasons ago in "Lady in the Dark," first-balcony subscription spinsters bravely acquiesced before the onslaught of the general delight. With a play as hilarious as it is a perfect starring vehicle, it is now Helen Hayes' turn to toss her admirers a wicked bump...

Author: By S. W. H., | Title: The Playgoer | 10/8/1946 | See Source »

...Argentina (or the U.S.) was ready to let bygones be bygones. As Foreign Minister Juan A. Bramuglia pointed out, the Act of Chapultepec only bound Argentina to attend another Pan-American conference. In Washington, State Department officials heard from U.S. Ambassador George Messersmith that Perón would not toss out old Nazi friends like Ludwig Freude. And the U.S. still stood on Secretary Byrnes's "deeds, not promises...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: ARGENTINA: Ringmaster | 9/9/1946 | See Source »

Topped only by the three firsts of Clayton Farrar of the Reddish A. A., Fisher took the 56-pound weight throw with a heave of 34 feet, 2 1/2 inches, and also walked off with top honors in tossing the caber. His winning caber toss was 34 feet, 11 inches...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Fisher Takes Laurels In Scotch Track Meet | 8/13/1946 | See Source »

Between 6,000 and 11,000 feet, a thunderhead is a maelstrom of vertical drafts which can toss a plane up or down at the rate of 4,500 feet a minute. Above 14,000 feet, the rain turns to ice and the storm becomes a white blizzard...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Science: Operation Thunderstorm | 8/5/1946 | See Source »

Meet the Press (Mon. 10:30 p.m., Mutual). Three Washington newsmen toss a few pointed questions at Earl Browder...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Radio: Program Preview, Jul. 15, 1946 | 7/15/1946 | See Source »

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