Current Events
Current events in the US and the world include pretty specific language about what is going on. Learn more about that nuanced language in these articles!
10 Interesting Words from Taylor Swift’s “Showgirl” Album
A Brief History of Word Games
How ’90s Fashion Left Its Mark on Our Vocabulary
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News from November 29–December 5, 2025
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News from November 15–November 21, 2025
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News from November 8–November 14, 2025
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News from November 1–November 7, 2025
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News from October 25–October 31, 2025
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News from October 18–October 24, 2025
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News from October 11–October 17, 2025
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10 Interesting Words from Taylor Swift’s “Showgirl” Album
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News from October 4–October 10, 2025
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News from September 27–October 3, 2025
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News from September 20–September 26, 2025
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News from September 13–September 19, 2025
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News from September 6–September 12, 2025
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News from August 30–September 5, 2025
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News from August 23–August 29, 2025
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News from August 16–August 22, 2025
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News from August 9–August 15, 2025
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News from August 2–August 8, 2025
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News from July 26-August 1, 2025
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News from July 19-July 25, 2025
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News from July 12-July 18, 2025
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News from July 5-July 11, 2025
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News from June 28-July 4, 2025
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A Brief History of Word Games
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News from June 21-June 27, 2025
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News from June 14-June 20, 2025
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News from June 7-June 13, 2025
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News from May 31-June 6, 2025
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News from May 24-30, 2025
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News from May 17–May 23, 2025
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News from May 10–May 16, 2025
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How ’90s Fashion Left Its Mark on Our Vocabulary
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News from May 3–May 9, 2025
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News from April 26–May 2, 2025
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News from April 19–April 25, 2025
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News from April 12–April 18, 2025
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News from April 5–April 11, 2025
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News from March 29–April 4, 2025
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News from March 23–March 28, 2025
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News from March 16–March 22, 2025
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Go for the Gold: The Strange History of Olympic Medals
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What’s a Bastille?
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What Is Pickleball? All About the Kitchen and Other Pickleball Terms
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What Is “AGI”? Learn This Term and More Before You File Your Taxes
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How Did April 1 Become “April Fools’ Day”?
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100+ Basketball Terms: Modern Slang, Moves, and Rules
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From Suffrage to Sisterhood: What Is Feminism and What Does It Mean?
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Why Do We Have Leap Year?
