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Word: wondered (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1940-1949
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...work and drill pretty damn hard here at Camp Wheeler, preparing for the time in the near future when we are going across to fight the enemies of democracy. . . . Your article on Detroit's little race riot makes us begin to wonder whether we should be shipped to Africa or Detroit...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters, Jul. 19, 1943 | 7/19/1943 | See Source »

Most puzzling factor to the veterans is the eagerness with which civilian clad V-mates are awaiting the first uniform issues: Anxious to get the feel of ordinary clothes again, they can only look on in wonder at bell-bottoms which have been purchased with personal funds...

Author: By Dana Fernald, | Title: Veterans of Fleet Service Included Among V-12 Unit | 7/16/1943 | See Source »

Those khaki shorts worn by WARREN BARTHG must have been made for a midget and if you knew the size of WARREN you'd wonder how he ever got into them and much less bend over . . . I thought I'd spilt when he did the jumping Jack routine. . . he almost...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: THE HARVARD SCUTTLEBUTT | 7/13/1943 | See Source »

...failure to accredit the source of the graph has made it possible for some of the members and supporters of this work to wonder whether we had used merely a government graph, instead of one that was prepared by our staff...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters, Jul. 12, 1943 | 7/12/1943 | See Source »

...Richmond $105,000,000 had been spent, and not a single ship delivered; the yard has enough cable and welding iron to supply four other Kaiser yards, has hoarded so many materials "it is small wonder other shipyards are delayed"; workers quit 15 minutes early, costing the Maritime Commission $15,000 weekly in lost time...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Kaiser Scores Another | 7/12/1943 | See Source »

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