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blacklists

n. (plural of blacklist English)

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Despite the fevered associations of Joe McCarthy with Hollywood blacklists, ruined lives, destroyed reputations, broken careers, suicides, divorce, and depression, McCarthy's campaign was somewhat more limited in scope.

But the standards—even more than the blacklists—were important things.

Of course, he was never again able to get a job at Malama Sugar, for the great plantations prudently maintained blacklists in order to keep out troublemakers, and he had now proved himself one who fought with lunas and supported Bolsheviks like Ishii.

The Cold War had been at its chilliest, with loyalty oaths being demanded, blacklists drawn up, and Senator Joseph McCarthy waiting to pounce at the first hint of deviancy or Communist connection.

And money that might have gone to wages went for gas, for guns, for agents and spies, for blacklists, for drilling.

Where Trade blacklists part of an operation, let the wise space hound beware the rest.