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Word: trigger (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1920-1929
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...grounds in Maryland were so successful that there is prospect of developing a valuable new arm for the infantry. The new rifle approximates the 1903 Springfield in weight and size. It has an automatic ejector to discharge the empty shells and reload, but it is necessary to pull the trigger for every shot...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: ARMY & NAVY: A Better Weapon | 7/9/1923 | See Source »

...large force composed of peasants and Don Cossacks is moving on Kieff. In the Far East, General Semenov, formerly Commander-in-Chief of the Russian Armies, is raising a military force at Vladivostok and proposes to start a counter revolution. In the West, Russia, with her finger on the trigger, observes the writhing struggles of all Europe...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Foreign News: The Military Situation | 3/17/1923 | See Source »

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