Word: wrung
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...house politically and religiously, may seem less strange and the provisions of the Lausanne treaties made clear. For years foreign nations have been allowed extra-territorial privileges in the Porte; but the energetic young Turkish republic has docreed otherwise. As an explanation for the treaties which the Turks cleverly wrung from the Allies at a conference where they were assumed to be a conquered nation. Dr. Gates, President of Rebort College in Constantinople, writes: "The Turks were determined to become sovereign in their own domain and they were willing and prepared to, fight in order to obtain this sovereignty, which...
...appearance here of Margaret Anglin in "The Woman of Bronze", from the French of Kistmaeeker. Whoever was present at the opening performance could not but have been impressed with the high standard set by some of our leading emotional actors and actresses. A finely balanced company, exceptionally well cast, wrung from the marital unfaithfulness of a young artist (why is it they are so frequently artists) every possible ounce of its somewhat standardized sentiment. In a set which was well conceived, though badly lighted in the second act, the whole company moved with that machine like smoothness which...
...seeking to restrict the sale of its steel to "open shop" builders, but it must be acknowledged that the offence of these manufacturers is mild compared with that of labor union officials who manage to unionize establishments merely in order that they may make great fortunes in bribes wrung from contractors and others interested, as a condition of being allowed to do business...
...dived into the water for the sake of an ideal," he said, with startling disregard for the rules of grammar, as he wrung the moisture out of his clothes, "and as a protest against the use of force to promote school spirit...