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The original version of this story appeared in Quanta Magazine. Among the myriad abilities that humans possess, which ones are uniquely human? Language has been a top candidate at least since ...

Merriam-Webster, one of US‘ oldest and most respected dictionaries, has named “slop” as its word of the year for 2025, citing its widespread use as a term that captures the cultural moment amid the ...

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It’s official: “Six Seven” Just earned the title of Dictionary.com’s 2025 Word of the Year. But even as the word is officially added to the cultural lexicon, it has already been quietly removed ...

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President Trump made a bizarre claim on Monday as he participated in an award ceremony from the Oval Office, alleging he "invented" a well-known word in the English language. During a press conference ...

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If your starter word contains a J, rethink your strategy. Here are the most commonly used letters in the alphabet. CNET editor Gael Fashingbauer Cooper, a journalist and pop-culture junkie, is ...