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Words and Their Stories - VOA Learning English https://learningenglish.voanews.com/z/987 Words and Their Stories programs explain idioms and expressions that many learners of American English find difficult to understand. 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Find out what this word means on this week’s Words and Their Stories. https://learningenglish.voanews.com/a/7289174.html https://learningenglish.voanews.com/a/7289174.html Thu, 28 Sep 2023 20:43:49 +0000 VOA Learning English Some writing is unusual and creative, but that is not boilerplate. 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