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2019 Word of the Year: Behind the Scenes
Editor Peter Sokolowski discusses 'they' and the rest of our Word of the Year 2019 selections

Some Odd Words with ISMO: "The One-derful Won"
Comedian ISMO tries to figure out the numbers 'one' and 'two'

2018 Word of the Year: Behind the Scenes
Editor Peter Sokolowski discusses 'justice' and the rest of our Word of the Year 2018 selections

Ghost Word
The story of an imaginary word that managed to sneak past our editors and enter the dictionary.

2017 Word of the Year: Behind the Scenes
Editor Peter Sokolowski talks about 'feminism' and the rest of our Word of the Year 2017 selections
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