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Word: yeastiest (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1960-1969
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...this ferment translates itself into election results is the yeastiest element of all. Bobby Kennedy, who presents himself as the patent holder of youthful disquiet, found that out last week in Oregon. By virtue of his expertise, diligence and money, and buoyed by a string of primary victories, Kennedy came into Oregon the odds-on favorite. His overconfidence was so manifest that he had come to regard McCarthy as merely a foil for his own continued success. "I'd be in real trouble'" Kennedy told a TIME correspondent after Nebraska "if he got out." And the week before...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Nation: IN THE NEW POLITICS | 6/7/1968 | See Source »

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