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Word: yourselfing (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1950-1959
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Labor has its incentive systems, its ruby-studded 25-year pins, its bowling leagues, ad infinitum, but no pride of workmanship. My blood boils every time I drive to the auto dealer and am questioned: "What's wrong with it?" If I don't know, they don'...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters, Jun. 2, 1958 | 6/2/1958 | See Source »

No Monuments. The company is run by the three Mackle brothers-Elliott, 49, Robert, 46, and Frank, 42-who now rank as the South's biggest residential builders. The brothers, who share one office and secretary, started in the business while still schoolboys. Their father, a British-born Florida...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: HOUSING: New Boom in Florida | 5/19/1958 | See Source »

Courses set up especially for industry get word lists tailored to the trade; Berlitz-drilled operatives for a large soup company prowled Italy, snooped out a formula for minestrone in fluent culinary Italian. Berlitz spends much of his time abroad, keeping an ear out for language changes, next week will...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Education: The Language Merchants | 5/12/1958 | See Source »

Automen admit that they may have sold too hard in 1955's 7,200,000-car year, and borrowed too heavily from this year's market. They also feel that they made it easy to postpone getting a new car by producing cars more durable than ever. Since...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: AUTOS: On the Slow Road | 5/12/1958 | See Source »

It was a U.S. passport, issued in the name of Sam White by the American consul in Mexico City. The customs officer at the Swiss border seized it and said abruptly to Sam: "Come with me." "My train will be leaving any minute,'' protested Sam. "Is there something...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: Who's Who | 5/12/1958 | See Source »

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