Word: wormed
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...poor Belgium' or 'poor Holland,' " wrote anonymous Commentator "Blackshirt" in Bologna's Resto del Carlino the day after Germany's new invasion began last week (see p. 22). "It is not for Fascist Italy to lament the fate that has overtaken two sanctionist countries, worm-eaten by democracy and anti-Fascism...
Between these extremes are friendlier Republics (like Colombia), which recognize the need of settling the bond question in a way that will make new U. S. loans respectable. In the middle too is the State Department, patiently trying to worm token payments out of defaulters to justify new credits and get the trade ball rolling...
TAMPA, Florida--The worm finally turned. Casper Milquetoast rose up and smacked down his tormentor. In other words, the much-maligned National League, playing with verve and precision triumphed over the swaggering American Leaguers today in the first spring all-star game for the benefit of the Finnish Relief Fund...
...acute, his praise of them generally mystagogic; he admires Love-but writes no loving poem; socially, he is a run-of-the-parlor pink-but he is a nearly bloody hater of the upper-class English "old gang." By birth Auden belongs with them; and he sees a worm at their root that he would like to get his hands...
...Worm capsules are condemned by Dr. Schuclle for popular use by pet owners, since the dog may not in the first place have worms; and because of the nature of the remedies, violent poisons in small doses. Similarly, he advises veterinarian treatment for distemper which is evidenced by "squinting, languidness, coughing, or vomiting...