Word: waving
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...marvelous," declares Under Secretary Cavaciocchi, "to see how the most precise valuation of time and the most scrupulous system in program govern the intensely laborious days of our Duce! He talks little, often indicating to his associates what he wants done by a single word, a wave of the hand or a roll of the eyes...
...hollow [of the beach] a great wave left stranded what appeared to be countless scintillating particles of silver . . . Some appeared to be standing on their tails, swaying vibrantly back & forth. Then on beyond we made out another great school. ... For perhaps eight or ten minutes this abundant run continued and then, as though a mysterious knell had summoned them back into the depths of the sea, the fish became fewer & fewer on the sand...
...people." Richard Dudensing offered to hang works of unemployed artists free in his gallery of modern art. So did several restaurants, hat shops, delicatessens. Chairman Porter politely declined these offers, explained that the artists were looking for a chance to sell their works directly to the public. Heeding the wave of public interest, Park Commissioner Herrick reconsidered the whole matter, then refused permission again. Messrs. Porter & Glickstein carried their plea to Commissioner of Police Edward P. Mulrooney...
Anyway, who could smother a great wave of tenderness at the sight of blood on the dress of any comely girl? The final reform of the pair, result of mutual love, drives home the fact that, after all, none of us are bad, but just "poor blundering humans...
...jury of Iowa farmers and merchants agreed that it was no libel to call Norman Baker a quack, gave the A. M. A. another memento mori to wave at other charlatans...