Words and Their Stories
Friday 7 December 2018
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December 06, 2018'Break a Leg!' Means 'Good Luck'
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![Canaries perch in their cages in a bird shed in Randalstown, Northern Ireland. (REUTERS/Cathal McNaughton)]()
December 01, 2018Time to 'Sing Like a Canary'
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November 29, 2018Time to 'Sing Like a Canary'
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![FILE - Rohingya refugee children shout slogans during a protest against repatriation on Nov. 15, 2018. In Myanmar, misinformation, like hate speech and propaganda, fueled violence against Rohingya Muslims. (AP Photo/Dar Yasin)]()
November 26, 2018Misinformation or Disinformation
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November 26, 2018Misinformation or Disinformation
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![This cannon represents the battle that took place on April 12, 1861, when Confederate soldiers opened fire on this federal fort in Charleston Harbor, South Carolina. This marked the start of the U.S. Civil War.]()
November 24, 2018'Loose Cannons' Are Dangerous
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November 21, 2018'Loose Cannons' Are Dangerous
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![An Afghan street vendor sells bread before the Iftar meal that breaks the fast during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, Kabul, Afghanistan, June 5, 2018.]()
November 17, 2018Who Is the 'Breadwinner' in Your Family?
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![Oxford's 2018 Word of the Year is "Toxic"]()
November 16, 2018Oxford’s Word of the Year Is…Toxic
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November 16, 2018Oxford’s Word of the Year Is… Toxic
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November 16, 2018Who Is the 'Breadwinner' in Your Family?
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November 10, 2018Why Is 'Cream of the Crop' the Best of the Best?
