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Word: treaded (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1940-1949
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...think only once. Its probation had already started. Its smart leaders well knew that any widespread renewal of strikes or outburst of "abuses" would pass ammunition to its enemies in Congress. No union leader would say it, but labor's strategy over the next few months was to tread softly until it was clear how the other fellow might use his big stick...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: LABOR: Tread Softly | 11/18/1946 | See Source »

...disaster, Mr. Adam, of Tarrytown, N. Y., gives birth to a normal baby girl and Mr. Adam goes to Washington as the greatest hero since Lindbergh. Such is the new moved by journalist Frank, who deftly beams a spotlight on the tightrope that the ordinary Joe and wife must tread during an atomic...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: The Bookshelf | 11/6/1946 | See Source »

...this year, the second in the atomic era as TIME would put it, there is a crying need for intelligent and responsible reporting of happenings on this harassed planet--reporting that TIME's staff, if uncompelled to tread the grand old party line, is admirably equipped to supply. We are at a crossroads in foreign policy, atomic policy, domestic policy--and a well informed citizenry is our best insurance against disastrous delusions, irretrievable mistakes and, again to borrow a TIMEphrase, World...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Brass Tacks | 10/1/1946 | See Source »

...nightclubs must still tread warily to get around the licensing laws, which forbid liquor sales after 11 p.m. The commonest dodge is the "bottle party" (invented some 14 years ago), which provides that, for a year's fee of about ?3, guests sign an invitation list and a wine order. This permits signers to "invite themselves" to the club and drink liquor ostensibly purchased and owned by them, but kept on the premises...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Foreign News: Normalcy by Night | 9/23/1946 | See Source »

...muffled tread of labor, marching, beat in Southern ears. The C.I.O. was already on crusade (TIME, May 13). This week, in Asheville's cool mountain air, the A.F. of L. mustered its ranks for the torrid tramp through Dixie...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: National Affairs: Dixie Battleground | 5/20/1946 | See Source »

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