Word: fussing
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...seven hours' advance warning of an all-day blizzard whirling in from Cape Hatteras. Caught short before, municipal authorities worked themselves into a mad dither of preparedness; firemen were put on 16-hour emergency duty, 1,400 plows and snow trucks were mobilized. But most of the fuss was needless. The blizzard, such as it was, raged over the city for a few hours, then blew itself...
...Skating mamas" are a strange breed, like the mothers of violin prodigies and child movie stars. They watch over their daughters like circling hawks, and fuss around them like anxious hens. This week, as usual, they will sit around hotel lobbies in St. Moritz, discussing other skating mothers who are out of earshot-and their daughters. Mrs. Scott is understandably possessive and protective of her daughter, but does her best to avoid the infighting among "skating mamas." She wants Barbara Ann to stay as she is: winning titles by trying harder and being more precise than her rivals...
With a clatter and a racket and a fuss...
Since the Civil War and the rise of the Republicans as an anti-slavery coalition, third parties have made much fuss, but to little effect. They have swung elections for others, have never been able to do much for themselves. They have elected Congressmen, a handful of Senators, but never a President...
After the fuss and fairy that preceded Mr. Truman's message to Congress the message itself was somewhat of an anti-climax. That it should carry political overtones is not a mater for either astonishment or condemnation. That it should be too mild for some tastes and too strong for others is only a further indication of the innocuousness of the speech...