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Let’s explore the history and evolution of the word 'O.K.' from its origins to its modern-day usage worldwide.

Pronounced "SITH-your-ism," with a "th" sound as in "smith," it's the word for any whispery rustling sound, though it's mostly associated with wind gently blowing through leaves. It's so obscure that ...

The word "bate" has multiple, unrelated origins. One is a 14th-century shortening of abate from Old French and Latin, meaning ...

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The Oxford English Dictionary tells us that the word "democracy" appeared for the first time in the English language in the ...

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The researcher Eliezer Yudkowsky argues that we should be very afraid of artificial intelligence’s existential risks.

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A Bible translation approved for private use by the US Catholic bishops' conference has drawn some objections over the ...