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The verb got there first
Good words for bad people
"The public is a hot mess"
chyron The word comes from the Chyron Corporation
emolument From the Latin for "advantage"
monolith The word originally meant 'obelisk'
realpolitik From the German for 'real' & 'politics'
posse The word has multiple meanings
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an unexpected change or fluctuation
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