Word: wave
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...spoke this week as the Foreign Ministers of twelve nations gathered in Washington to sign the North Atlantic Treaty. The greatest network of short-wave stations in history beamed the ceremony in 43 languages to the world. The pact is a simple document, the President continued, "but if it had existed in 1914 and in 1939, supported by the nations which are represented here today, I believe it would have prevented the acts of aggression which led to two world wars...
...finals, he squared off against Defending Indoor Champion Billy Talbert, ranked No. 4 in the national ratings but No. 1 on boards. When Pancho's big service was booming in, about all Talbert could do was wave at it. Talbert went down...
...wearing such a long face that the stockholders braced themselves for bad news. It came fast enough. The company's new orders, Pendleton reported, had sagged by mid-March to $11 million, less than one-sixth their 1948 level. As the news reached Wall Street, a wave of selling dropped American Woolen's stock 6⅛ points to 28⅝, the lowest since...
...climbed up on a platform overlooking Kurt Baum, In the middle of some aria, Mr. Barrone yelled at us, "Raise your spears, boys!" We raised our spears. Then he yelled, "Wave your spears, boys!" We waved our spears...
...sunny day last week, President Truman lolled on a Key West beach, chatting with Chief Justice Fred Vinson. A Navy blimp buzzed in low. Looking up, Harry Truman saw five White House press photographers taking pictures. He gave them a big wave and a grin...