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Winston Churchill's race to secure penicillin before D-Day found in notes

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79% Informative

Official papers unearthed by the National Archives reveal Churchill's frustration and concern over slow progress securing supplies of what was then seen to be a brand new "wonder drug" The wartime prime minister called efforts "very disappointing" and bemoaned the fact the US was "so far ahead" despite the drug being a " British discovery".

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83

Informative language

84

Neutral language

33

Article tone

formal

Language

English

Language complexity

55

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not offensive

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not hateful

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short-lived

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1

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