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National Doughnut (or Donut) Day: Which spelling is right? Dictionaries have an answer.
USA Today· 2 days agoIs it "doughnut" or "donut"? Many dictionaries take the middle path, saying both spellings are...
People Are Confused At What “Biweekly” Actually Means
IFLScience· 6 days agoIs that twice a week or once every two weeks? Biweekly, according to the dictionary doyens at ...
Encyclopaedia Britannica Seeks Capital to Repay Safra’s Debt
Bloomberg via Yahoo Finance· 4 days ago(Bloomberg) -- Encyclopaedia Britannica Inc., the publisher of the namesake encyclopedia and the ...
A Word Please
The World· 6 days ago“Peruse,” Vizetelly argued, means “to read with care and attention ... to examine with critical care and in detail.” The idea caught on, and within a few...
Why are teens calling out 'pick-me girls' and 'pick-me boys?'
The Today Show via AOL· 5 days agoSo there’s a distinction between using the phrase ‘pick me’ as a social phenomenon and name...
Private Credit and Its Investors Fret the Golden Age Has Gone
Bloomberg via Yahoo Finance· 3 days ago(Bloomberg) -- In hallways and wooden huts dotted around the SuperReturn International conference in...
North Texas 12-year-old places 2nd at National Spelling Bee, prepping for next year
WFAA Dallas-Fort Worth· 5 days agoOne day after returning home from a long week at the Scripps National Spelling Bee, Faizan Zaki is...
Kalamazoo student eliminated from National Spelling Bee on word ‘seraya’
MLive.com· 2 days agoAn early round elimination didn’t stop Milwood Magnet eighth grader Carter Tuthill from having a...
What is a Maverick? Explaining the origin of Dallas' nickname, NBA mascot history | Sporting News...
Sporting News· 4 days agoThe Mavericks have gone from lottery team to Western Conference champions in just a year, and they...
‘There Is No Ethan’ Is a Jaw-Dropping Tale of Digital Deception
New York Times· 5 days agoReading Anna Akbari’s memoir of online manipulation, you think you’ve seen it all — then you keep...