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Encyclopedia Britannica plots $1bn stock market listing
The Telegraph via Yahoo Finance· 2 months agoEncyclopædia Britannica is preparing to join the US stock market with a hoped-for $1bn (£850m)...
Wordle clone Quordle acquired by Merriam-Webster
TechCrunch· 1 year agoMerriam-Webster, the Encyclopædia Britannica subsidiary best known for its online dictionary, has acquired a popular Wordle clone called Quordle. Quordle...
UPDATE 2-Encyclopaedia Britannica publisher files for US IPO
Reuters via Yahoo Finance· 4 months agoBritannica Group, the company behind the 250-year-old Encyclopaedia Britannica and the Merriam-Webster dictionary, said on Monday it had confidentially filed for an initial public offering ( ...
Fact Check: A Rumor Alleges Microsoft Will 'Disable Computers of Users Who Share Non-Mainstream...
Snopes via Yahoo News· 4 months agoGary Hershorn/Getty Images Claim: Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella said in early 2024 that the company...
American Dictionary Buys Beloved Wordle Clone Quordle
Kotaku via Yahoo Finance· 1 year agoQuordle is one of the more popular and difficult Wordle clones out there. Instead of solving just...
Fact Check: The Word 'Gauze' Sounds Similar to 'Gaza.' Linguists Say That's Probably No Accident
Snopes via Yahoo News· 4 months agoGetty Images Claim: The word "gauze," woven fabric used for medical purposes, originated from Gaza,...
What is the meaning of mistrial? Unpacking what the court term means for a defendant
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 7 months agoLegalese is practically its own language and sometimes you need a lawyer or a legal dictionary to...
RFK Jr’s ‘major announcement’ was a slideshow asking Biden to drop out
The Independent via Yahoo News· 3 weeks agoRobert F. Kennedy Jnr, the presumptive third-party candidate in the 2024 presidential election,...
Dev Shah, 14, crowned US National Spelling Bee champion
Reuters via AOL· 12 months agoBy Brendan O'Brien and Steve Gorman (Reuters) -Dev Shah, a 14-year-old boy from Largo, Florida, won...
'Harrumph, harrumph!' Ortiz 5th grader Kiwanis spelling bee champ
The Abilene Reporter-News via Yahoo News· 1 year agoIn the end, No. 1 was No. 1. Ten-year-old Sariah Titus was the winner Saturday of the 24th Annual...