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Word: whisks (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1930-1939
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...Haldeman, whose Bellanca Pacemaker, after an early forced landing in Canada, fought its way up to fifth place ahead of the Curtiss Kingbird. Flying across Kansas, Pilot Haldeman tried the cross-country tactics of Lindbergh and Hawks, climbed above 15,000 ft., there found a strong west wind to whisk him into Wichita ahead of his rival. Most telling test of the week occurred between Wyoming and Colorado, when the heavily loaded ships had to take off from high-altitude fields, clear a 9,400 ft. range into Denver...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: AERONAUTICS: The Industry | 10/6/1930 | See Source »

...Chaney, speaking as ventriloquist, parrot, old lady or Echo, is as successful in disguising his vocal cords as he has always been in distorting his appearance. Best sound: the break in Mrs. O'Grady's voice which leads a suspicious lawyer to suspect her true character, whisk...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Cinema: The New Pictures Jul. 14, 1930 | 7/14/1930 | See Source »

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