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The real estate market uses the word "bug" to describe a tenant who is still living in a house for sale. 0.900

👤 The author 📋 News Article 🏷️ Real Estate , Terminology

Simplified: The real estate market uses the term "bug" to describe a tenant who is still living in a house for sale.

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Richard A. McKay, a researcher at the University of Cambridge who is also the author of “Patient Zero and the Making of the AIDS Epidemic,” said: “The phrase ‘patient zero’ has been deeply consequenti... 0.900

👤 Emmett Lindner (attributing Richard A. McKay) 📋 News Article 🏷️ Social Impact , Terminology , Attributed Statement

Simplified: Richard A. McKay, a researcher at the University of Cambridge and author of "Patient Zero and the Making of the AIDS Epidemic," stated that the phrase...

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The researchers labeled him as “Patient O,” short for “Out of California.” 0.950

👤 Emmett Lindner 📋 News Article 🏷️ Terminology , Medical Research , AIDS Crisis

Simplified: Researchers in the 1980s labeled Gaétan Dugas as "Patient O," meaning "Out of California."

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The term “patient zero” has its roots in the AIDS crisis, when health investigators were trying to track the early spread of the virus in the 1980s. 0.950

👤 Emmett Lindner 📋 News Article 🏷️ History , Terminology , AIDS Crisis

Simplified: The term "patient zero" originated during the AIDS crisis in the 1980s, when health investigators tracked the early spread of the virus.

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Scholars have called the discovery of fish in the Atlantic and the trade it sparked, the “Fish Revolution.” 1.000

👤 Heather Cox Richardson 📋 News Article 🏷️ History , Terminology , Atlantic

Simplified: Scholars have named the discovery of fish in the Atlantic and the resulting trade the “Fish Revolution.”

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Another strategy is called “cynicism bombing,” which tries to tamp down Black voter turnout by weaponizing the community's cynicism. 0.800

👤 Tiffany Hsu 📋 News Article 🏷️ Terminology , Disinformation , Voter Turnout

Simplified: Another strategy is called "cynicism bombing," which aims to reduce Black voter turnout by weaponizing the community's cynicism.

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Onyx calls the tactic “context extraction,” where real footage is stripped of its original meaning and used to promote a different narrative. 0.800

👤 Tiffany Hsu 📋 News Article 🏷️ Terminology , Disinformation , Media Manipulation

Simplified: Onyx calls the tactic of stripping real footage of its original meaning to promote a different narrative "context extraction."

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The term “genocide” was first used by Raphael Lemkin in his book Axis Rule in Occupied Europe, published in late 1944. 1.000

👤 William A. Schabas 📋 News Article 🏷️ History , Terminology , Raphael Lemkin

Simplified: Raphael Lemkin first used the term "genocide" in his book "Axis Rule in Occupied Europe," which was published in late 1944.

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2 weeks ago
In addition to being called “dark” and a “gipsy,” he is also referred to as a “Lascar,” a term for South Asian laborers on British ships. 1.000

👤 The author 📋 News Article 🏷️ Race , Literature , Terminology

Simplified: In addition to being called “dark” and a “gipsy” he is also referred to as a “Lascar” a term for South Asian laborers on British ships.

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7 months ago
"Fascism" is today used across the political spectrum as a pejorative or byword for perceived authoritarianism and other forms of political evil. 0.950

👤 The author 📋 Encyclopedia Article 🏷️ Politics , Fascism , Terminology

Simplified: Today "Fascism" is used across the political spectrum as a pejorative or byword for perceived authoritarianism and other forms of political evil.

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