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Word: zeroed (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1940-1949
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...among the rare birds whose watercolor portraits (after John James Audubon) were shown in Manhattan's Raymond & Raymond gallery last week (see cut). Their natures were suitably described by their caricaturist, 31-year-old San Franciscan Justin Murray. Sample: "Protectus Defendus (Joseph Stalin) -RANGE: Unpredictable. HABITAT: Enjoys sub-zero temperatures and thick, slimy mud. Remarkably mobile, he is frequently found far behind his enemies' nests. IDENTIFICATION: A large, tough bird-much tougher than anyone imagined. VOICE: Seldom heard. FOOD: Feeding habits are almost entirely beneficial to man, since its diet is largely composed of destructive rodents and fuhrer...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: People: People, Feb. 7, 1944 | 2/7/1944 | See Source »

When he is ready for combat again, Ben Kuroki hopes to go to the Pacific theater. His roommate at Santa Monica now is Tail Gunner Edward Bates, who lost a brother in the Pacific. Says Ben: "I promised him the first Zero I get will be for his brother...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Army & Navy - HEROES: Ben Kuroki, American | 2/7/1944 | See Source »

...zero hour approached in the battle of Europe, both sides were agog last week over secret weapons...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Science: Secret Weapons | 1/24/1944 | See Source »

Jackpot (book by Guy Bolton, Sidney Sheldon & Ben Roberts; music & lyrics by Vernon Duke & Howard Dietz; produced by Vinton Freedley) is a large-scale musical that ran to telephone figures and adds up to zero. Considering how many smart people are involved in it, Jackpot seems almost like a conspiracy of dullness...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Theatre: New Musical in Manhattan, Jan. 24, 1944 | 1/24/1944 | See Source »

...Great Lakes it was almost two weeks past the traditional closing day, and almost a month beyond the date when insurance rates skyrocket because of the unpredictable 'Lakes weather. With the temperature a bitter 4° to 21° below zero, with snow from three to eight feet deep and a 50-60 m.p.h. gale, all that happened was this...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: SHIPPING: Routine Miracle | 12/27/1943 | See Source »

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