The first guidebooks, published by Baedeker, were for Switzerland, late in the nineteenth century.
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Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
3 Nov. 2025
That means a boutique city stay may come with contemporary interiors and high-tech features, while a basecamp for outdoor adventure offers guests local guidebooks and trail snacks.
Beginning in 1959, editors put in arduous work toward compiling the first encyclopedias written in Braille, the innovative code developed by Louis Braille in 19th century France.
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Leo Bertucci,
Louisville Courier Journal,
20 Dec. 2025
Instead, the eight search results ranged from a general entry about online encyclopedias to seven entries primarily about Wikipedia.
To do this, lawyers and judges will often use dictionaries published at the time the Constitution or an amendment to it was published, along with other writings.
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Sacbee.com,
Sacbee.com,
3 Nov. 2025
Hippopotomonstrosesquipedaliophobia — fear of long words (The longest word found in major English dictionaries is pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis, a 45-letter word describing a lung disease caused by inhaling fine silica dust.
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Scott Lafee,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
21 Oct. 2025
The Democratic Socialist's speech was peppered with an array of cosmopolitan references.
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Swapna Venugopal Ramaswamy,
USA Today,
6 Nov. 2025
Kelce worked with founder of fine jewelry label Artifex Fine, Kindred Lubeck, on Swift's engagement ring, opting for a massive old mine brilliant cut diamond, a gemstone with antique references.
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