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Word: wingspan (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1970-1979
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Washingtonians, a superstitious breed, are uneasy. For the past three weeks a vulture with an 8 ft. wingspan has been circling the nation's capital...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Nation: Ill Omen? | 6/19/1972 | See Source »

Turkey feathers may serve well enough for Boy Scouts in summer-camp loincloth dances, but not for authentic Indians. To Wisconsin's Winnebago tribe, the wingspan of the soaring eagle symbolizes a canopy of protection sent down by a great benefactor...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Nation: Fine for Feathers | 5/8/1972 | See Source »

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