Word: spilling
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...European war chief, Kennedy had rashly risked his reputation. Why? He had sat on stories before: like some other newsmen in the Mediterranean, for example, he had known all about the Patton face-slapping incident, and had kept it quiet-only to have Drew Pearson spill...
...City. In Manila's modern business district only two buildings were undamaged, and these had been looted of their plumbing. The few other partially damaged buildings might be used for business purposes during good weather, but not during the rainy season, when the rain and dampness would spill through their burned-out façades...
Originally slated to wind up today, the spring tournament will be prolonged until Thursday as a result of replay postponements. This afternoon Lowell and Adams are expected to spill blood in their grudge battle and Standish will be gunning to clinch the title by defeating Company...
...General inspires hot loyalty. No other U.S. Army in Europe has higher mo rale, higher unit pride. Third Army men do not call Patton "Old Blood & Guts" (that nickname came from such fervid advice to trainees as: "Rip their belly buttons; spill their guts around"). To his own men Patton is "The Old Man" or "The Big Guy"-and they say it respect fully...
Last week the Germans were as good as ever at fighting for time. In the west they burrowed like moles, worked like beavers to dam the stream of Allied power swelling up to spill out over them. In the east they had limited for at least one more precious week the scythe-like swing of the Red Army...