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Word: twinning (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1940-1949
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...dais of Berlin's Kroll Opera House, arms folded and beetle-brows lowered, while his frenzied colleague of 21 hard years of struggle had crowed over the victory in the Balkans. Six days after that Hess had returned to Augsburg and, somehow securing a twin-engined Messerschmitt 110, had roared off to Scotland...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: GERMANY: Hess Goes over the Hill | 5/19/1941 | See Source »

Above the historic stones of the Acropolis last week fluttered not only the Nazi swastika but also the azure-&-white banner of Greece. "An elegant expression that we honor Greece," declared a German correspondent in Athens. But beneath the twin emblems the Nazis energetically concerned themselves not so much with honor as with the business of practical conquest...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: GREECE: According to Formula | 5/12/1941 | See Source »

...buckskin shorts and a permanent wave, Heroine Gifford, who is an agile five-foot-six, 121 lb., sound of wind and limb, undergoes some rather strenuous perils as Nyoka, daughter of Dr. Meredith, an emi ent physician consigned to darkest Africa by the nefarious activities of his twin brother. Off to Africa goes the twin upon learning that his brother is ministering to a native tribe with a storehouse full of diamonds. There he teams up with Slick Latimer to kill the good doctor and replace him. His true identity and devious intentions eventually reveal themselves to Nyoka, who, with...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Cinema: Cliffhcmger | 5/12/1941 | See Source »

Supporting veterans Donahue and Pflster, Sophomore Doug Pirnie accumulated ten points with a twin killing in the dashes at 9.9 and 21.8 clockings, the former marking his best official time for the century. A horde of novice Sophomores, seeing their first Varsity competition, formed the vital backbone of Mikkola's aggregation. Although pole vaulter Mike Ford and blond Bob Chase in the hammer were the only two of the group to win their events, a mass of seconds and thirds prevented Dartmouth sweeping any event but the broad jump...

Author: By J. ROBERT Moskin, | Title: Underdog Cindermen Defeat Big Green; Batsmen Slug Way to Princeton Victory | 5/12/1941 | See Source »

Instantly the streets were silent. Traffic halted, pedestrians stood still, blankly staring. In the Avenida Juárez a beer sign clattered to the sidewalk. The twin towers of the cathedral swayed gently, and their bells tinkled as if. touched softly by the hand of God. Cracks crept across the pavements, windows rattled...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: MEXICO: The Earth Moved | 4/28/1941 | See Source »

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