Word: worn
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...found myself involuntarily saying again and again as I walked the streets: 'This is Russia, and not Berlin!' The shabbiness of the clothing suggests it, the drabness of life; the high boots worn by so many women; the pale, unhealthy color as well as the gloomy sombreness of the masses...
Whether or not they have read The Grapes of Wrath, most U. S. citizens today have heard of the hordes of migrant farmers who left their worn-out farms to harvest oranges, lettuce and peas up & down California. Because many of them came from Oklahoma, they are called "Okies." Some of them camp in packing-box jungles and drink ditchwater; others are lucky enough to lodge in new government camps with modern plumbing and electric washing machines...
After three days the shelling ceased, and Finns believed their aircraft had found and destroyed the Little Berthas. More likely, the first guns had worn out, for after an interval long enough for new guns to have been put in position, the long-range bombardment began again...
...relied on within a target area smaller than two miles long by three-quarters of a mile wide, and even the weather made a big difference. Nowadays, greater accuracy is attained over greater distances by airplanes carrying far greater projectiles and carrying them oftener. Big Bertha was all worn out after firing only 50-60 times...
That the streamliner has already given the roads a new hope is a feather for two caps. One feather is worn by Budd, the other by Pullman. When Pullman put out its first aluminum alloy Diesel streamliner in 1934, Budd followed in just two months with a sleek stainless steel job. These two manufacturers went right to work to show the railroads that business could be won by fast, comfortable trains with new-type accommodations for coach travelers...