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  • 41Hiss,Alger — Hiss (hĭs), Alger. 1904 1996. American public official. Accused of espionage at the height of the Communist scare, he was convicted of perjury (1950) in a controversial case. * * * …

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  • 42hiss|a|ble — «HIHS uh buhl», adjective. deserving to be hissed; detestable: » [He] is marvelously hissable as a swarthy outlaw costumed in traditional black (Time) …

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  • 43hiss|y fit — «HIHS ee fiht», noun a temper tantrum or fit of anger. ╂[< American English, chiefly southern] …

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  • 44Hiss, Alger — born Nov. 11, 1904, Baltimore, Md., U.S. died Nov. 15, 1996, New York, N.Y. U.S. government official. He attended Harvard Law School and clerked for Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr. He worked at the U.S. State Department in the 1930s, attended the… …

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  • 45Hiss, Alger — (1904 1996)    Born and educated in Baltimore, Maryland, Alger Hiss went to Powder Point Academy, Johns Hopkins University, and graduated from Harvard Law School in 1929. He worked briefly as a clerk for Supreme Court Justice Oliver Wendell… …

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  • 46Hiss, Alger — (1904–1996)    The fate of Alger Hiss continues to intrigue and divide American political opinion more than 50 years after his conviction for perjury for lying about his role as a Soviet agent. Hiss was one of the most brilliant New Dealers of… …

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  • 47hiss and tell — n. A book or article in which the author expresses contempt for a person or for people with whom they have had a relationship. v. hiss and tell adj. Example Citations: As one British journalist put it, Bardot s memoirs are really a hiss and tell …

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  • 48Hiss & Buzz — Infobox Album Name = Hiss Buzz Type = studio Longtype = Artist = Jack Dangers Meets Dubloner Cover size = Caption = Released = 2005 September Recorded = Genre = Length = mm:ss Language = Label = Skor Records SKOR09 Producer = Jack Dangers Reviews …

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  • 49Hiss and Yell — Filmdaten Originaltitel Hiss and Yell Produktionsland USA …

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  • 50Hiss, Alger — (11 nov. 1904, Baltimore, Md., EE.UU.–15 nov.1996, Nueva York, N.Y.). Funcionario público estadounidense. Estudió en la escuela de derecho de Harvard y trabajó como escribiente con Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr. En la década de 1930 ocupó un cargo en …

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