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Word: pushbutton (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1940-1949
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Usage:

...King reached with his foot for a pushbutton hidden under the carpet to summon the soldiers. Before he could reach it, however, they tramped...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: RUMANIA: King's Coup | 9/18/1944 | See Source »

...sergeant, hmmm? Do you have trouble being recognized at night? Do your men ignore you in the dark, huh, Sarge? See Joe Quartermaster and get your neon sergeant stripes. There's a pushbutton attachment. The slightest pressure and presto, your stripes light up like a Christmas tree...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Radio: G.I. Network | 3/13/1944 | See Source »

...Ford, is superseded this year by Lincoln-Zephyr, Lincoln Continental and Lincoln Custom. The foreign-looking, rakish Continental (introduced last year), has extra-large, square-cornered trunk and upright rear tire which violate streamliners' ideals but make a distinctive car. Prices ($1,477 to $2,864) include pushbutton door latches, automatic windows and V12 120-h.p. engines...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Business: The'4Is | 10/14/1940 | See Source »

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