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Obviously, the U.S. was using as a "cover" the story that the U-2 was en gaged in weather-reconnaissance work.

From Time Magazine Archive

Aside from the academic contribution to the explosion of U.S. interest in the arts, almost no town is too big or too small to be en gaged in a new cultural enterprise of some kind.

From Time Magazine Archive

Ex-Ambassador Bullitt pointed to one difficulty: "The state of mind here today is about what it was in France a year before they en gaged in war with Germany."

From Time Magazine Archive

Years ago they established the crank school of economics ; latterly they have founded the tirade school of journalism; they are now en gaged in popularizing the ostrich school of strategy.

From Time Magazine Archive

The economic status of a family could be as easily gaged by tasting their broth as by counting the weekly income.

From My Lady of the Chimney Corner by Irvine, Alexander