Word: wont
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...Back-in-the-day, as one is wont to say, we had CB jackets with Freaky Freazies inside. No need for smart wool jackets or canvas my-first-briefcases. We'd wrap a sheet of strawberry Fruit Roll Up around our index finger, then lick. Eeew. Anna stuck a tic tac up her nose. (The school nurse used tweezers to dislodge the one-calorie mint...
...people go to auctions? The cynic immediately says, oh dont be ridiculous. There are certain items that wont be sold anywhere else BUT at an auction. Its not really a choice...
...rivals can take some solace in knowing that Son's mistakes have been spectacular. He wasted billions of dollars on Ziff-Davis, which he is trying to sell off piece by piece. He sold Kingston at a loss, and some of his start-ups, as start-ups are wont to do, went south. Son would say these failures are the price of admission. If you don't play...
...What to look for: The first solo endeavor of a brand-new company, this show will introduce tap dancing as an entertaining and professional dance style. The group aims to present every kind of tap dancing, which wont be hard: TAPS has 14 talented dancers, most of whom have spent more than eight years tapping seriously. With such impressive background and talent, TAPS dancers are sure to choreograph amazing pieces...
From 1920 on, he was hell on two feet if somebody was in the mood to challenge him. Musicians then were wont to have "cutting sessions"--battles of imagination and stamina. Fairly soon, young Armstrong was left alone. He also did a little pimping but got out of the game when one of his girls stabbed him. With a trout sandwich among his effects, Armstrong took a train to Chicago in 1922, where he joined his mentor Joe Oliver, and the revolution took place in full form. King Oliver and his Creole Jazz Band, featuring the dark young powerhouse with...