Saturday 19 November 2016
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![Capitol Hill in Washington, Nov. 8, 2016, on election day.]()
November 19, 2016Words and Their Stories: Lobbyists & Lawmaking
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![REUTERS FEMALE SOLDIERS IN AFGHAN NATIONAL ARMY]()
November 12, 2016Don't Be MIA! Improve Your English With These Military Words.
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![In 2009, U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton gave Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov a fake 'reset' button during a meeting in Geneva, Switzerland. The red button says "reset" in English and "overload" in Russian. This references the Obama administration's desire to improve ties with Russia. (AP Photo / Fabrice Coffrini Pool)]()
November 05, 2016Whose Finger Will Be on the Button?
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![People wear ghost costumes as they join a Halloween Parade in the Philippines, 2013. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila)]()
October 29, 2016Words and Their Stories: Do You Believe in Ghosts?
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![For their to be a Cinderella story, one team must be an underdog, or not expected to win. Here, the US team defeated Germany 2-1 to win the SheBelieve Cup. (AP Photo/Joel Auerbach)]()
October 22, 2016Cinderella in Sports? You Bet!
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![Numbers, math, equations]()
October 15, 2016You Do the Math
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![Larisa Katz attends the Royal Ascot horse races wearing a hat she made -- out of recycled plastic spoons! Hats off to her! (Reuters / Toby MelvilleLivepic)]()
October 08, 2016Hats Off to You!
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![Your brain is amazing. Just don't wash it.]()
October 01, 2016Brainwash: Not as Clean as You Think
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![This colorful autumn tree-lined drive is part of a farm in Virginia near Washington, D.C. (PHOTO/Kenneth Garrett Photography)]()
September 24, 2016Goodbye, Summer. Hello, Autumn. Or Is It Fall?
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![Ancient Greek discoveries still play a part in our modern American English. Here an actor plays the role of an ancient Greek High Priestess during the Olympic flame lighting ceremony for the Rio 2016. (REUTERS/Yannis Behrakis)]()
September 17, 2016Eureka! A Word of Discovery
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![Table settings in the State Dining Room of the White House for the dinner hosted by President Obama and his wife, Michelle, for the British prime minister. (AP)]()
September 10, 2016Everyone Should 'Bring Something to the Table'
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![Hollow point bullets are displayed at a underground research facility at the University of Defense in Brno, Czech Republic, April 2016. (AP Photo/Petr David Josek)]()
September 03, 2016Sometimes You Have to ‘Bite the Bullet’
