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Man Who Threatened Dictionary Publisher Sentenced To A Year In Prison
HuffPost via Yahoo News· 1 year agoA California man who made violent anti-LGBTQ-related threats against dictionary publisher...
ICYMI, pumpkin spice among 370 new Merriam-Webster entries
WFXT via Yahoo News· 2 years agoFinding out that shrinkflation, adorkable, subvariant and even pumpkin spice are now officially in...
A man who threatened Merriam-Webster over gender-inclusive definitions was sentenced to prison
TODAY via Yahoo News· 1 year agoA California man who threatened to bomb and shoot people at Merriam-Webster Inc. over the dictionary...
'Gaslighting' is Merriam-Webster's word of the year for 2022
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 2 years agoNEW YORK (AP) — “Gaslighting” — behavior that's mind manipulating, grossly misleading, downright...
Fact Check: The Word 'Gauze' Sounds Similar to 'Gaza.' Linguists Say That's Probably No Accident
Snopes via Yahoo News· 5 months agoGetty Images Claim: The word "gauze," woven fabric used for medical purposes, originated from Gaza,...
How to keep your child from becoming a 'sore loser'
The Metrowest Daily News via Yahoo News· 2 years agoQ: Is being a sore loser a psychiatric illness? A: From the online version of Merriam Webster Dictionary, a sore loser is “a person who becomes very...
Collins English Dictionary reveals its 2022 word of the year
CBS News via Yahoo News· 2 years ago"Permacrisis" is a noun defined by the U.K.-based publisher as "an extended period of instability...
United Way of Monroe/Lenawee Counties: A room full of volunteers is unstoppable
The Monroe News via Yahoo News· 1 year agoA room full of volunteers is a tour de force. According to the Merriam-Webster dictionary, a tour de...
North Star School District enlists PA Department of Health for illness investigation
The Daily American via Yahoo News· 2 months agoBOSWELL ― The Pennsylvania Department of Health is now working with the North Star School District...
Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones apologizes for use of 'offensive' term
USA TODAY Sports via Yahoo Sports· 2 years agoOXNARD, Calif. — Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones issued an apology statement Tuesday afternoon....