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The word "Azizam" translates as "my beloved." 0.900

👤 Roxane Gay 📋 News Article 🏷️ Language , Translation

Simplified: The word "Azizam" translates as "my beloved."

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The title "Noli Me Tangere" translates from the Latin phrase meaning “Do Not Touch Me,” referencing the words said by the risen Christ in the Gospel of John. 1.000

👤 The author 📋 News Article 🏷️ Language , Religion , Biblical Studies

Simplified: The Latin phrase "Noli Me Tangere" means "Do Not Touch Me," referring to words spoken by the risen Christ in the Gospel of John.

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1 week ago
There are five mentions of "sham" in the statement released by the Premier League on Tuesday. 0.950

👤 The author 📋 News Article 🏷️ Language , Documentation , Premier League

Simplified: The Premier League's statement on Tuesday mentions the word "sham" five times.

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1 week ago
The language used by the commission — “sham contracts”, “sham agreements”, “artificially inflate”, “misstated accounts”, “concealed”, “clearly intended to circumvent the Premier League rules”, “multip... 1.000

👤 The author 📋 News Article 🏷️ Legal , Sports , Language , Football

Simplified: The independent commission used language such as "sham contracts," "artificially inflate," and "misstated accounts" in its conclusions, which is devas...

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Four former staff members said they directly heard Mary Peltola use the word “faggot” over the years, in some cases about her own staff members. 0.900

👤 Four former staff members 📋 News Article 🏷️ Language , Behavior

Simplified: Four former staff members said they directly heard Mary Peltola use the word “faggot” over the years, in some cases about her own staff members.

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2 weeks ago
But the campaign denied that she had used the word “faggot,” contradicting the accounts of the four former staff members. 1.000

👤 Mary Peltola's campaign 📋 News Article 🏷️ Language , Personal Conduct

Simplified: Mary Peltola's campaign denied that she had used the word 'faggot'.

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2 weeks ago
But the campaign denied that she had used the word “faggot,” contradicting the accounts of the four former staff members. 0.900

👤 Four former staff members 📋 News Article 🏷️ Language , Personal Conduct

Simplified: Four former staff members for Mary Peltola stated that she had used the word 'faggot'.

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2 weeks ago
“Fuck that retard,” Ms. Peltola wrote this year in the text message, after a commercial fisheries executive posted a selfie with her that caused a political headache because she is opposed to large-sc... 1.000

👤 The New York Times 📋 News Article 🏷️ Language , Personal Conduct

Simplified: In a 2026 text message viewed by The New York Times, Mary Peltola wrote "Fuck that retard" about a commercial fisheries executive who had posted a sel...

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2 weeks ago
The campaign said Ms. Peltola recognized that the word was inappropriate and regretted using it. 1.000

👤 Mary Peltola's campaign 📋 News Article 🏷️ Language , Personal Conduct

Simplified: Mary Peltola's campaign stated that she recognized the word 'retard' was inappropriate and regretted using it.

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2 weeks ago
Penicillium means “little brush” in Latin. 1.000

👤 Stella Raine Chu 📋 News Article 🏷️ Language , Etymology

Simplified: The word 'Penicillium' is Latin for 'little brush'.

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3 weeks ago
Merriam-Webster also added parasocial, “a one-sided emotional connection with someone (especially a celebrity or fictional character) whom one does not know personally,” and Rickroll, “to trick (someo... 1.000

👤 The author 📋 News Article 🏷️ Culture , Language , Definitions

Simplified: Merriam-Webster added definitions for 'parasocial' and 'Rickroll'.

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3 weeks ago
Proposed additions are reviewed by more senior colleagues, “but there’s no committee, no advocacy, no meetings for new word inclusion,” the company says on its website. 1.000

👤 Merriam-Webster 📋 News Article 🏷️ Language , Companies

Simplified: Merriam-Webster's website states there is no committee, advocacy, or meetings for new word inclusion.

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3 weeks ago
Also clearing the bar was cuffing season, “a time of the year when people who are not married or in a relationship begin looking for a short-term romantic partner to spend the colder months of the yea... 1.000

👤 The author 📋 News Article 🏷️ Culture , Language , Definitions

Simplified: Merriam-Webster defines 'cuffing season' as a time when single people seek short-term partners for colder months.

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3 weeks ago
Merriam-Webster typically adds about 1,000 entries to the dictionary annually. 0.950

👤 The author 📋 News Article 🏷️ Language , Statistics , Companies

Simplified: Merriam-Webster typically adds about 1,000 entries to its dictionary annually.

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3 weeks ago
Merriam-Webster defines it as “a style of soft rock music originating in the 1970s and 1980s.” 1.000

👤 The author 📋 News Article 🏷️ Music , Language , Definitions

Simplified: Merriam-Webster defines 'yacht rock' as a style of soft rock music from the 1970s and 1980s.

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3 weeks ago
Ultimately, it says, a word gets into the dictionary “when it is used by many people who all agree that it means the same thing.” 1.000

👤 Merriam-Webster 📋 News Article 🏷️ Language , Companies

Simplified: Merriam-Webster states a word is added to the dictionary when many people use it and agree on its meaning.

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3 weeks ago
The company, based in Springfield, Mass., announced on Tuesday that it had added those five terms and 1,395 other new definitions to its online dictionary, Merriam-Webster.com. 1.000

👤 The author 📋 News Article 🏷️ Language , Companies

Simplified: Merriam-Webster added 1,400 new definitions to its online dictionary.

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3 weeks ago
Merriam-Webster is the oldest dictionary publisher in America. 1.000

👤 The author 📋 News Article 🏷️ Language , History , Companies

Simplified: Merriam-Webster is the oldest dictionary publisher in America.

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3 weeks ago
It traces its start to 1843, when the brothers George and Charles Merriam bought the rights to the 1841 edition of Noah Webster’s dictionary. 1.000

👤 The author 📋 News Article 🏷️ Language , History , Companies

Simplified: Merriam-Webster's start traces to 1843 when George and Charles Merriam bought rights to Noah Webster’s 1841 dictionary.

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3 weeks ago
Gregory Barlow, the president of Merriam-Webster, who declined to provide a complete list of the 1,400 new definitions added to the dictionary, said that the company did not remove any words in its la... 1.000

👤 Gregory Barlow 📋 News Article 🏷️ Language , Companies

Simplified: Merriam-Webster President Gregory Barlow said the company did not remove any words in its latest update.

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3 weeks ago