Word: wrest
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Dates: during 1900-1909
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...that Mr. Roosevelt plays, is one of compromise. The politician bought his position and kept it. Now the political aspirant should promise to follow out a definite program and make others promise and keep their word. The college man with a knowledge of economics should follow these rules and wrest the power from the agents of corruption...
...probable that at present in case of disputes between combinations and trade unions the former would be much stronger than individual corporations. Leading trade-unionists, however, believe that in the near future the unions will become so strong in organization that they will be able to wrest from the combinations a good share of the profits, which are now distributed to shareholders...