Word: wipe
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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Even making due allowance for an unconscionable jocularity, there was a deliberate recklessness in Professor Seavey's suggestion that we wipe out immediately the Japanese fleet and a deliberate casualness in Professor Elliott's statement that war was no worse than traffic in Harvard Square that made it hard to believe this was a serious discussion of the most serious of all proposals. The questions from the students were sincere and intelligent, but they were turned aside alternately with facetiousness from Professor Seavey and with a threatening truculence by Professor Elliot, who attributed to his questioners the most discreditable motives...
...along the Voiussa River, aiming at Tepeleni. Two other columns swept down the Dhrino Valley toward Argirocastro ("Silver Fort") and over the mountains toward Porto Edda. One more Greek column pushed up across the Kalamas River out of Epirus, driving the last invader from Greek soil and threatening to wipe him out of southern Albania as well. With the Italians in retreat everywhere, the ultimate object of all the Greek columns was to cut off their foe from his ports of escape...
...line-up next December will wipe out the ward system of politics, and councilmen will have to run on a city-wide program. Harvard representatives will find themselves philosophising to the factory workers from Lechmere, and Mickey Sullivan will have to chat with the Communists of Harvard Square. Perhaps when East Cambridge and Brattle Street are concerned with each other, the "good people of the town" will be a little less parochial, the "others" less resentful; and Harvard-Cambridge relationships more friendly...
...date-"Sept. 22, 1800." Over rough paper the quill began to scratch: "Lt. Henry Caldwell "Sir: Yesterday the Secretary told me that he understood one of the Lieutenants of the Navy had struck you. ... I can only say that a blow ought never to be forgiven and without you wipe away this Insult offered to the Marine Corps you cannot expect to join our officers...
...Constitution Avenue hang the trophies of 15 first places won by Marine Corps teams in 31 National Team Matches. Not far away, under the portraits of his 16 predecessors, hangs a framed copy of the letter written 140 years ago by old man Burrows, ordering a subordinate to wipe out "this Insult." Boots into Leathernecks. Last week the U. S. Marine Corps was winding up a recruiting campaign to bring its strength to 38,600 men (from...