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Word: waits (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1930-1939
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...Dartmouth Man." Here the Vagabond grinned, trying to wheedle a polite smile out of his listeners. "Wait until you see him going down Boylston Street to a football game. He'll probably have on a racoon coat and he'll look as though he ought to be carrying a silver hip-flask. His girl will be wearing an all-green outfit, even though she looks like the devil in green. Maybe he'll be shouting something about 'Men of Dartmouth...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: The Vagabond | 9/26/1939 | See Source »

...changing into a house. As usual, the President thinks it can be done far more economically than the rest of us do. I was glad to have my brother bear me out, but our combined arguments had no effect on the President, who said cheerfully: 'Well, we will wait and see,' with the calm conviction that he could perform miracles...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: THE PRESIDENCY: Miraculous Conviction | 9/25/1939 | See Source »

...correspondent found eleven lucky slum children quartered on a big estate with yew trees, sunken lawns, wrought-iron gates and a flock of servants to wait on them. When he arrived, the children were clinging to their delighted host's coattails, calling him "Uncle." They reported that they had roast beef and Yorkshire pudding for dinner, were allowed to read...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Education: Alarums and Excursions (cont'd) | 9/25/1939 | See Source »

...applied for a wide variety of jobs, most of them at present are seeking work which will earn room or board or both. For a room, the students mind furnaces, cut lawns, wash windows, and do other chores taking an hour a day; for board they wash dishes or wait on table...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Employment Office to Provide Part-Time Jobs for Students | 9/22/1939 | See Source »

Tupelo is a romantic spot on Lake Waban, Wellesley College's own canoe pond. Here in the Spring determined Wellesley girls lie in wait for tender Harvard Freshmen...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Wellesley, Radcliffe Wait For Class of '43 With Open Arms | 9/22/1939 | See Source »

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