Word: proclaimed
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...done it? He did not say. Police suspected a widespread plot. But next day, when Gandhi again appeared at his prayer meeting, he begged the police to be merciful with the youth: "We should not harbor hatred." One of his listeners, deeply moved, shouted that Gandhi should proclaim himself a reincarnation of God. The Mahatma smiled. But his worshiper persisted. Then Gandhi's weak voice rose almost to an angry shrill: "Sit down and be quiet...
...editors are divulging in their very first issue all kinds of hot Cantabrigian fashion tips for the benefit of their nation-wide audience. "From Harvard we find a continued preference for conservatism," they proclaim...
...contrast cherished by the linotyper was made warm and living by the similarity expounded by the archbishop. At a coronation the people triumphantly proclaim their acceptance of authority, which is just the opposite of subservience to power. The great social victory of order, out of which freedom issues, had, in turn, its source in marriage, whether in Westminster Abbey or in a country church. Thus, what would otherwise have been merely a flash of gems, a blare of horns and a hash of gossip took on a meaning for Briton and alien by a fascinating interplay of dignity and earthiness...
...great Quarterback Johnny Lujack in circulation, it was not much use ballyhooing another quarterback. Weeks ago, the West Coast boys began beating drums for a U.C.L.A. end, Tom Fears. When Fears was injured, the drums suddenly stopped throbbing. It was almost too late in the season to proclaim another hero, but U.C.L.A. is now doing its manful best to boost Guard Mike Dimitro. The surest West Coast bet is another end, Southern California's 195-lb. Paul Cleary. Coach
This Time Tomorrow (by Jan de Hartog; produced by the Theatre Guild) is as solemn as a church organ and as hollow as a drum. A young scientist working on cancer research falls in love with a young girl dying of tuberculosis. Indeed, the X rays proclaim that she should already be dead; what is keeping her alive is a passionate desire to reproduce. She is additionally remarkable for having learned the nature of death, and for having visions that foretell the future...