The new president wants to whittle down spending on health care to a bare minimum.
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Whittle
/ˈʍɪtəl/
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Frank Whittle, a British pilot, designed and patented the first turbo jet engine in 1930.
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At the same time that Whittle was working in England, Hans von Ohain was working on a similar design in Germany. The first airplane to successfully use a gas turbine engine was the German Heinkel He 178, in August, 1939. It was the world's first turbojet powered flight.
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As a general rule, one should not whittle sticks in the dark.
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