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The Words of the Week - 9/18/20
The Words of the Week - 9/18/20
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“Useful idiot.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/useful%20idiot. Accessed 24 May. 2022.
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The first known use of useful idiot was in 1864
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