Word: forgottenness
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Later, the bad bishop said his secret idea had been to address the audience in the park outside the church. He had forgotten that there was no park near that church, that a police permit was necessary...
...President "by and with the advice and consent of the Senate." Mr. Pepper contended that they cannot be removed except with the same advice and consent. "The well-deserved public confidence in the President is equaled by the unpopularity of Congress," but, said the Senator, "it must never be forgotten that English-speaking people have found it wise to place their trust in the Legislature." Congress, said he, has full power over all offices which it has created-i.e., over all Federal offices except those created by the Constitution itself...
With their precious swaddled charges, nursemaids have come back to the yard, glorifying it with pink bands and baby carriages, bringing with them a touch of domesticity, a gentle reminder of Spring. The long-suffering tradesmen of the Square have forgotten their unpaid bills and are lounging contentedly in the doorways, watching the student exodus--secure in the knowledge that their creditors will soon be back...
...Hindenburg has become a forgotten myth, since he has entered the political field. The staunchest of Germany's militarists, the victor of Tannenberg and a hundred lesser battles, remains no longer silent and aloof among the great field-marshalls of Germany. Today he is be-leaguered by the political pack which helps and snarls at his heels...
...description of Holden's use in 1807 has been found in an almost forgotten Boston literary journal, "Today," which was begun and discontinued in 1852. Charles Hale, author of the description, has set forth the chapel's miraculous powers in an account of the Harvard Alumni Festival...