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'Run for their money': Why do we say this, plus ‘par for the course’ and more? 3 fun origin stories
Fox News via Yahoo News· 4 hours agoThe sports field has inspired many popular expressions today, including "par for the course" and "a...
Explaining the political rhetoric of abortion ‘bans’
Politifact· 2 days agoBan: Merriam-Webster defines it as "a legal or formal prohibition." But in the 2024 election cycle — the first general election since Roe v. Wade, the...
Quordle today – hints and answers for Saturday, May 18 (game #845)
TechRadar via Yahoo News· 4 days agoQuordle today (game #845) - the answers (Image credit: Merriam-Webster) The answers to today's...
Good Question: What is the origin of the term ‘gravy train’?
WKYT Lexington· 6 days agoThe Week says a word researcher “managed to find an instance of it in the Courier newspaper of...
Why do we say ‘wear your heart on your sleeve’ and other love-drenched expressions? 3 fun origin...
Fox News via Yahoo News· 6 days agoWhy do we say certain popular phrases involving love and emotion? Here are explanations for "It...
Some Trump-appointed judges keep sneaking Biblical reference into court opinions
Salon via Yahoo News· 2 days agoBut the Bible’s a religious text. Three of these quotes were coupled with the pronouns “us” and...
The 'AI Revolution' Comes With Data Privacy Risks: What Consumers Should Know | New York Law Journal
Law.com· 4 days agoThis article covers the legal and privacy considerations related to the rise of artificial...
A Word Please
The World· 15 hours ago“Myself” is a reflexive pronoun, part of a small word club that comprises only “yourself,” “herself,” “ourselves” and others ending in “self.”...
These 5 N.J. kids are headed to Scripps National Spelling Bee
NJ.com· 5 days agoFive of New Jersey’s top young spellers are headed to Maryland later this month to compete in the...
Elon Musk's X now treats the term 'cisgender' as a slur on the platform
Fast Company Magazine· 6 days agoPosting to X via the mobile app with the words “cisgender” or “cis” results in an interstitial...
