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Word: bisected (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1940-1949
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...little difficulty achieving. Malta, which belonged to the Knights of St. John before Napoleon took it in 1798, is solid rock and should come harder. Last week she let Corsica wait like a ripe plum, bombed Malta 25 times and laid mine barrages stretching both sides of it to bisect the Mediterranean and divide the enemy warships...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: SOUTHERN THEATRE: Italy in Arms | 6/24/1940 | See Source »

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