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Oxford University Press added the word to its dictionary in 2015.
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Anthony Robledo, USA Today, 27 May 2026
The academy then takes these requests under advisement and, very occasionally, updates the Esperanto dictionary.
—Katie Thornton, Harpers Magazine, 26 May 2026
Virginia’s Supreme Court majority sought an answer in dictionaries, which define the word as the act or process of choosing.
—Harmeet Kaur, CNN Money, 13 May 2026
According to the dictionary, this word means a record of ownership.
—Tyehimba Jess, ARTnews.com, 17 Apr. 2026
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Anthony Robledo, USA Today, 27 May 2026
The academy then takes these requests under advisement and, very occasionally, updates the Esperanto dictionary.
—Katie Thornton, Harpers Magazine, 26 May 2026
Virginia’s Supreme Court majority sought an answer in dictionaries, which define the word as the act or process of choosing.
—Harmeet Kaur, CNN Money, 13 May 2026
According to the dictionary, this word means a record of ownership.
—Tyehimba Jess, ARTnews.com, 17 Apr. 2026
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The aesthetic remains unmistakably within his lexicon, yet is ground-breaking within the industry.—
Bill Springer,
Forbes.com,
26 May 2026
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Employee ownership isn’t integrated into our business support infrastructure or lexicon.—
Matt Helmer,
Fortune,
23 May 2026
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