Word: vanquished
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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Miners liked the treatment so well that some drove 40 miles a day to get it. They reported immediate relief from the dry, hacking cough characteristic of silicosis. But whether aluminum dust will vanquish silica dust permanently, neither doctor nor miner could yet say. Nor had they yet found out whether it prevents tuberculosis, which often ends the silicosis sufferer's life...
...more widely circulated American publications start on an educating crusade such as TIME has begun in a very modest way, they should . . . bring to most Americans an understanding of the other peoples of the world that may vanquish intolerance. And, thus, your nation will lead the world in providing the antidote to these periodic growing pains such as afflict the globe now. After all, they have never given education a chance. . . . Anyway, thanks for making a start...
...German summer tactical [objectives] were not consummated. . . . The events of the past year [demonstrate] a progressive rapprochement between the members of the Anglo-Soviet-American coalition. . . . The Anglo-Soviet-American coalition has every chance of vanquishing the Italo-German coalition, and certainly will vanquish...
...High early in January, the matboys began to settle down, and won two straight. They edged out Andover with a slim 15 to 11 lead, and trounced Governor Dummer 23 to 13. These results show considerable improvement, but a lot more will be necessary if the team hopes to vanquish Exeter this weekend, or Yale on the eighth of March...