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Word: uttered (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1920-1929
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Seasoned U. S. commanders expressed their utter astonishment at the whole affair. Said one: "It is all but incredible that such maneuvers should have been planned by any general staff. Never before has an actual barrage been laid down over troops in peace time...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Foreign News: War Game | 11/9/1925 | See Source »

After heaving a sigh of relief, Tut-Ankh-Amen can utter whatever is the Egyptian equivalent for "Thank heaven that's over!" and prepare to expostulate personally with the archaeologists who have been disturbing his rest for two years. There has been singularly little excitement at the news that he is finally to see the light of day. When his tomb was first discovered, front page stories ran riot. Feminine accessories at once took on an Egyptian character which might have made an ancient Egyptian ill but was good enough to satisfy the public. Vaudeville actors and professional funny...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: ROYALTY SNUBBED | 11/7/1925 | See Source »

...accordance with Fascismo's policy of utter secrecy, the final Italian debt terms were withheld by Count Volpi even from the members of his own commission up to the time of sailing. Correspondents, eager for an official announcement, were ingeniously informed that "Count Volpi owes it to the American Debt Commission, as an act of deference, to inform it of Italy's proposals by word of mouth instead of through the medium of the press...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: ITALY: Volpi's Commission | 11/2/1925 | See Source »

Still, the question will intrude itself: who will do the cheering and the singing? The sober citizen who pays entrance money may utter disconnected howls and yells during a thrilling end run, just as he would during a fast double play, but even the antics of the best cheerleader the club owners can find will scarcely remove his natural repugnance to bawling rhythmic nonsense. That kind of thing is all well enough for the Youngsters, but hard on the middle aged lungs and lanynx...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: SYNTHETIC ATMOSPHERE | 10/31/1925 | See Source »

...secret of our utter failure in the league series is not found to rest upon the management or the team, we must obviously seek further for a satisfactory explanation of the situation. And we are fully convinced that the shame of the record that we have made is to be laid at the door of the college as a whole. The trouble may be traced to the very beginning of the year. So little interest was felt in the sport, that only a handful of men attended the annual football meeting in Holden. The strong and heavy...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Harvard Has Won 24 Out of 30 Games in Battles With Indians Since 1884 | 10/24/1925 | See Source »

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