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From there, though, the American bird became a victim of mistaken identity, according to lexicographer Erin McKean.—
Natalie Escobar,
NPR,
26 Nov. 2025 -
As 2025 draws to a close, the lexicographers and linguists at the world’s most used and well-known dictionaries have begun their sometimes polarizing annual ritual of trying to capture the year’s zeitgeist through a single word.—
Chad de Guzman,
Time,
18 Nov. 2025
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Ryan Gaydos is a senior editor for Fox News Digital.—
Ryan Gaydos,
FOXNews.com,
10 Nov. 2025
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His most recent stop before Arkansas was in Baltimore, Maryland, as a night and breaking news editor.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
10 Nov. 2025
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According to linguist Gorrie, the story had traveled far and been translated multiple times before reaching Walpole in London.—
Juliana Kim,
NPR,
7 Jan. 2026
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Additional images show Epstein, who died in prison in August 2019, alongside the likes of Microsoft founder Bill Gates, filmmaker Woody Allen, linguist Noam Chomsky, Google co-founder Sergey Brin and conservative political strategist Steve Bannon.—
Sean Neumann,
PEOPLE,
18 Dec. 2025
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“Definer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/definer. Accessed 9 Jan. 2026.
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