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Word: baselessly (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1940-1940
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...Estelle Lynn Werner to sue the estate of Daniel J. Leary, late lumber baron, father of international bachelor-girl Cosmopolite Beth Leary, for $1,750,000 in securities which she claimed was given her in token of "our beautiful friendship." Commented Leary's executors, replying to her suit: "Baseless . . . utter fraud typical of the immoral . . . relationship out of which it has grown...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: People, Oct. 7, 1940 | 10/7/1940 | See Source »

...average boy of his age. He discussed the first stirrings of his young libido with a candor that amazed even the publicity boys. Soon one of the most popular of Hollywood indoor sports was to uncork Mickey Rooney, let him spill his thoughts on forbidden subjects. Wild, baseless rumors began to be gaily whispered around that made Master Mickey look like Hollywood's leading roue. His fresh-guy impersonations on the screen contributed their...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Cinema: Success Story | 3/18/1940 | See Source »

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