Word: wonders
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...wonder that Hitler today is a far different creature from the man who deferentially greeted President von Hindenburg in January 1933 when the old Field Marshal reluctantly accepted him as Chancellor. Since then he has taken the measure of most of Europe's statesmen including Britain's own Prime Minister Chamberlain. His once co-equal ally, Mussolini, is now only his stooge...
...column which makes a business of scandalmongering about public affairs. More unusual was the frank and honest confession of error and its correction. So often have such tales appeared uncorrected, and so serious might be their consequences in critical times, that some observers in Washington had begun to wonder whether responsible publishers might not be forced to demand the same respect for fact from columnists that is demanded from other reporters...
...Wonder how many others were there with me, disgorging their belief in democracy's ability to delouse itself in times of stress...
...fight was scheduled for 20 rounds. The fans began to wonder whether Simple Simon might last it out. Round after round Simon still stood on his feet, and the crowd went wild. How much punishment could this behemoth take? In the 13th round they had their answer. Dazed, dead-armed, after paralyzing rights to the jaw had floored him a third and a fourth time, the challenger suddenly turned his back on the champion, staggered over to the ropes. Louis, perplexed, stood stock-still, calmly watched the referee award him the fight on a technical knockout...
Came rumors of an impending crash; then it hit. Undergraduates began to wonder what all this finance business was, anyhow, and the rush to economics began. Last year, with nations preparing to jump at each other's throats, Government passed Ec to take the lead...