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Word: waits (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1940-1949
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Usage:

...Tugs towed her to port. The Newfies were all hearty and in one piece. They had rigged up a rope to hold onto and had spent the time playing cards (Forty-Five is the Newfies' national game). They had '"lowanced" their food and settled down to wait...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Foreign News: Newfies' Ride | 2/22/1943 | See Source »

Hidden Cause, Open Effect. For the real reasons, the U.S. public might have to wait months. But to learn its effects on the U.S. home, it had to wait only one day. Next afternoon Major General Lewis B. Hershey laid it on the table before the House Committee...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Army & Navy - Fathers Next | 2/22/1943 | See Source »

...soldier pitches in at once, he eats 2% more than if he must wait, according to Army custom, until all have lined up at their places. He eats more if an officer is at his table. If smoking is permitted, 5% more food is consumed. The soldier averages 5½ lb. of food a day. (Civilian average: 4 lb.) Cost averages...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Army & Navy: The Army's Stomach | 2/15/1943 | See Source »

...Wait for News...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: SPORTS WILL BE CONTINUED | 2/15/1943 | See Source »

...College will have to wait and see how many students will remain in College, and what the nature of the athletic needs of the Army and Navy trainees will require. "As long as men are accepted for Harvard College, we will attend to their physical training to the best of our ability" Getchell stated...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: SPORTS WILL BE CONTINUED | 2/15/1943 | See Source »

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