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Row in India over gov’t move to erase colonial-era ‘martyrs’
Premier history body recommends deleting the names of 387 rebels who fought against the British rule, triggering a row.
dictionary - Al Jazeera English3:28am PDT - September 7th, 2021

The US Denied a Child in Need of Rare Surgery a Visa. So His Family Turned to Twitter.
The 4-year-old's Pakistan-based family had already raised $280,000 in an online campaign for his heart surgery at Boston Children’s Hospital.
dictionary - Vice News5:56am PDT - August 24th, 2021

The Angolan soldier who became a London pub legend
Cesar Kimbirima fled Angola after being shot four times and spending five months in a coma.
dictionary - BBC News4:25pm PDT - August 23rd, 2021

Barakat: First South African film in Cape Town's Afrikaans dialect
Barakat, or blessing, is the first film in Afrikaaps - a dialect of Afrikaans spoken in Cape Town.
dictionary - BBC News11:58pm PDT - August 22nd, 2021

AP urges DeSantis to end bullying aimed at reporter
The DeSantis aide, Christina Pushaw, saw her account locked for 12 hours.
dictionary - Politico6:30am PDT - August 21st, 2021

Mike Richards mocked by Dictionary Twitter account after Jeopardy! saga
Richards has stepped down as the show’s new host following after derogatory comments were resurfaced
dictionary - Independent8:40am PDT - August 20th, 2021

Pepe the Frog’s Creator Nuked a $4 Million NFT Collection Over Copyright
Matt Furie has wrested control of Pepe from neo-Nazis and Alex Jones. Now he faces the blockchain, while selling NFTs for millions himself.
dictionary - Vice News6:00am PDT - August 20th, 2021

Sudoku maker Maki Kaji, who saw life's joy in puzzles, dies
Sudoku creator Maki Kaji, whose life’s work was spreading the joy of puzzles, has died at age 69 of cancer
dictionary - ABC News12:55am PDT - August 17th, 2021

Do you phub? Ignoring friends for your phone is linked to personality
You are more likely to regularly participate in "phubbing", or looking at your phone while in the company of others, if you have anxious or neurotic personality traits
dictionary - New Scientist7:37am PDT - August 13th, 2021

Communist martyrs too may not figure on freedom fighters’ list
‘Punnapra-Vayalar, Karivelloor and Kavumbayi agitations not part of Independence struggle’
dictionary - The Hindu7:47am PDT - September 7th, 2020

Election Day dictionary: All the terms you need to know
What is the difference between voting absentee and by mail? What does it mean if my ballot is rejected? Here are your answers.
dictionary - CBS News4:02am PDT - September 6th, 2020

Millions of Americans are receiving absentee ballot applications from outside groups. Here’s what you need to know. - ABC News
- Millions of Americans are receiving absentee ballot applications from outside groups. Here’s what you need to know. ABC News
- Election Day dictionary: All the terms you need to know before you vote in 2020 CBS News
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dictionary - ABC News
3:01am PDT - September 6th, 2020

ICHR to review listing of Variamkunnath Haji, Ali Musliyar as freedom fighters
Three-member committee to review list as soft copy of book triggers controversy
dictionary - The Hindu5:15am PDT - September 5th, 2020

Look it up: 2020 events spark upheaval at online dictionary - Reuters.com
Dictionary.com, which boasts 70 million monthly users, on Tuesday announced its biggest ever revision, with more than 15,000 words updated, many to reflect the social upheaval and racial unrest of 2020.
dictionary - Reuters11:07am PDT - September 1st, 2020

Dictionary.com unveils its biggest, most inclusive update yet
It's Dictionary.com official: 2020 has changed language. In its latest update for September, the online dictionary Dictionary.com announced massive changes to its entries, including new entries for Black, as it refers to a person, Afro-Latinx, deadname, and …
dictionary - Mashable8:55am PDT - September 1st, 2020

Watch This Cop Use the N-Word Repeatedly During a Routine Stop
The police department in Columbia, South Carolina, has suspended the officer without pay and is conducting an internal investigation.
dictionary - Vice News8:55am PDT - August 31st, 2020

Qualcomm-backed firm releases processor as AI chip race heats up - Reuters
Kneron Inc, a semiconductor startup backed by venture capital arms of Qualcomm Inc and Alibaba Group Holding Ltd, on Thursday announced a new chip aimed at handling artificial intelligence functions on battery-powered devices.
dictionary - Reuters7:10am PDT - August 27th, 2020

Qualcomm-backed firm releases processor as AI chip race heats up - Reuters
Kneron Inc, a semiconductor startup backed by venture capital arms of Qualcomm Inc and Alibaba Group Holding Ltd, on Thursday announced a new chip aimed at handling artificial intelligence functions on battery-powered devices.
dictionary - Reuters7:00am PDT - August 27th, 2020

Most of Scottish Wikipedia Written By American in Mangled English
Scots is an official language of Scotland. An administrator of the Scots Wikipedia page is an American who doesn't speak Scots but simply tries to write in a Scottish accent.
dictionary - Vice News4:55am PDT - August 26th, 2020

How to explain WTF your company does when no one’s listening
It’s the most crucial and deceptively simple question to answer as a founder: “What exactly does your company do?” In the midst of a pandemic and economic downturn, when fundraising and customer meetings are drying up, nailing this all-important question — v…
dictionary - The Next Web11:30pm PDT - August 20th, 2020

I'm a millennial and I don't hate the VSCO girl — she's just the first new trend that makes me feel old
VSCO girls are the new Gen Z trend taking over social media. The internet has been hating on the VSCO girl's laidback aesthetic, which includes everything from Brandy Melville crop tops to scrunchies and Hydro Flask water bottles. I don't hate the VSCO girl, …
dictionary - Business Insider8:29am PDT - September 10th, 2019

Spelling Their Way to Success
Four past champions of the Scripps National Spelling Bee on what the competition taught them about hard work, grit and luck.
dictionary - The New York Times2:00am PDT - September 10th, 2019

English is just a Mandarin dialect, Chinese scholars claim
World Civilisation Research Association argue Shakespeare was an 'illiterate actor' and his works were in fact written by Samuel Johnson, author of the Johnson English Dictionary
dictionary - Independent1:57pm PDT - September 9th, 2019

Leprechaun 'is not a native Irish word' new dictionary reveals
Scholars discover 500 lost words and unlock language secrets in a revised dictionary of Medieval Irish.
dictionary - BBC News10:33pm PDT - September 4th, 2019

SteelSeries Arctis 5 headset, Razer Orbweaver gaming keypad, Dyson V7, and more deals for Sept. 3
Calling all gamers, it's time to enhance your gaming experience with some new products. Get a more immersive experience with the SteelSeries Arctis 5 gaming headset and have all the controls in one hand with the Razer Orbweaver Chroma gaming keypad. It allows…
dictionary - Mashable3:00am PDT - September 3rd, 2019

Didn't know that the word "Father" was in their dictionary... https://t.co/DmFHwef3Kw

9:23am PDT - July 26th, 2023
RT @1butters_spice: Ceec actually grew up but pretense is not in my girls dictionary. She's always stating it as it is #BBNaijaAllStars

9:22am PDT - July 26th, 2023
RT @Dictionarycom: Today's #WordOfTheDay is beguile. Learn more about this word: https://t.co/1OJ6Ch6zuq

9:22am PDT - July 26th, 2023
By the dictionary definition im greedy cause im always tryna get more even when I don’t need more

9:22am PDT - July 26th, 2023
RT @arunachalite: Trying to get this definition of “Ngari Nazi” published on Urban Dictionary. Revisions and edits are welcome. https://t.c…

9:21am PDT - July 26th, 2023
RT @namwella1961: Florida Man auditioning to be the picture used next to the word unhinged in the dictionary. I vote for the one on the le…

9:21am PDT - July 26th, 2023

Florida Man auditioning to be the picture used next to the word unhinged in the dictionary. I vote for the one on the left. #ProudBlue #DeSantisIsADangerToTheUSA DeSatan https://t.co/yaKMg3XPDn

9:21am PDT - July 26th, 2023
You may want your doctor, before he or she charges you $5000 to even take your appt, schedule you for a cognitive ability test. Or, alternatively, look up any reputable policy paper (with a dictionary, in your case), and see what every single one of them says about 2-tier HC. https://t.co/P4DrwV0PMv

9:20am PDT - July 26th, 2023
RT @RuachofEliyahu: @WSkies08 OHY MY GOSH I CANT DO IT I CANT FIGURE OUT HOW YOU PEOPLE CANT READ WORDS IN THE CORRECT ORDER' ITS LITERALLY…

9:20am PDT - July 26th, 2023
Hunter Biden Sweetheart Plea Deal: Sweetheart Plea Deal is now added to Oxford Dictionary! Forget Hunter Plea Deal. It is dead upon exposure of Biden's $10 million dollars pay-to-fire Ukraine prosecutor. Biden's fraud disqualifies Hunter's Plea Deal.Both of them are on trial now. https://t.co/pQK2uD1f63

9:20am PDT - July 26th, 2023

You would think that this MF'r with all his stolen money would be able to afford a dictionary, spell checker or proof reader. F'n idiot on parade. He repeats this same error over and over. https://t.co/i6PG4CiDcr

9:19am PDT - July 26th, 2023
I mean of course Suge never had anything to do with Pac's murder.. that's just non dictionary conspiracy.. Tupac was his own person and actions.. without looking through rose tinted glasses.. but should Suge have guided him differently maybe..

6:28pm PDT - July 25th, 2023
RT @kjsbtch: Jisoo might got called every name in the dictionary but this is so far the biggest insult she have ever received in her life o…

6:27pm PDT - July 25th, 2023
RT @kjsbtch: Jisoo might got called every name in the dictionary but this is so far the biggest insult she have ever received in her life o…

6:26pm PDT - July 25th, 2023
RT @kjsbtch: Jisoo might got called every name in the dictionary but this is so far the biggest insult she have ever received in her life o…

6:26pm PDT - July 25th, 2023
RT @kapsology: No words in the dictionary to describe the Pathetic condition of Indian Railways under Narendra Modi. Visuals from a reserv…

6:24pm PDT - July 25th, 2023
RT @HalletJulie: Key take on #NETs: they *are* cancers It's all about the messaging to patients (awaiting better words) - by dictionary def…

6:24pm PDT - July 25th, 2023
RT @kjsbtch: Jisoo might got called every name in the dictionary but this is so far the biggest insult she have ever received in her life o…

6:24pm PDT - July 25th, 2023
RT @KalKorff: Yes, it’s a REAL COMPANY and it has started filing official complaints against UFO and Paranormal frauds, scammers, corrupt P…

6:24pm PDT - July 25th, 2023
RT @TheUSASingers: “Tweet” is literally a verb in the dictionary. This will always be Twitter, and we will always tweet, no matter what…

6:24pm PDT - July 25th, 2023

Barbie: A Visual Dictionary https://t.co/DrADNveojx https://t.co/FDVYza11D2

6:23pm PDT - July 25th, 2023
Today's #WordOftheDay on @Dictionarycom is amorphous https://t.co/T3RCsp6OD6

6:23pm PDT - July 25th, 2023
RT @kimmoFC: Cazorla - Master technician It's only right to educate our youngest fans about the finest technician to ever play for us. Be…

12:30am PDT - July 25th, 2023
RT @LozzaFox: How much of the “free school dinner” money did you spend on your ridiculous emasculation advertising campaign #Maaate? Also,…

12:28am PDT - July 25th, 2023
Definition of: 'amorphous' is: 'lacking definite form; having no specific shape.'. Learn more at: https://t.co/DSfVl3a5e9

12:27am PDT - July 25th, 2023
RT @LozzaFox: How much of the “free school dinner” money did you spend on your ridiculous emasculation advertising campaign #Maaate? Also,…

12:27am PDT - July 25th, 2023
RT @banglani: As a public service, I have decided to compile a Punjabi-English dictionary in the form of a Twitter thread. All are words i…

12:26am PDT - July 25th, 2023
RT @kimmoFC: Cazorla - Master technician It's only right to educate our youngest fans about the finest technician to ever play for us. Be…

12:26am PDT - July 25th, 2023
RT @kimmoFC: Cazorla - Master technician It's only right to educate our youngest fans about the finest technician to ever play for us. Be…

12:25am PDT - July 25th, 2023
Webster dictionary: "to fail to understand each other : to be confused because each person has a different idea about what is happening or being said...."

12:25am PDT - July 25th, 2023
RT @arunachalite: Trying to get this definition of “Ngari Nazi” published on Urban Dictionary. Revisions and edits are welcome. https://t.c…

12:25am PDT - July 25th, 2023
RT @kimmoFC: Cazorla - Master technician It's only right to educate our youngest fans about the finest technician to ever play for us. Be…

12:25am PDT - July 25th, 2023
#WORD_MAN WORD MAN: MELANCHOLIC #melancholic #melancoly #meaning #dictionary https://t.co/kg23Lx4PX9

12:25am PDT - July 25th, 2023
RT @OurinIza: For feelings, they dance in silent embrace, Unseen, unspoken, yet leave a trace. A touch, a glance, a whispered sigh, Speaks…

12:24am PDT - July 25th, 2023
RT @kimmoFC: Cazorla - Master technician It's only right to educate our youngest fans about the finest technician to ever play for us. Be…

12:24am PDT - July 25th, 2023
RT @pitchaijohn1961: The man, Modi, who mocked Manmohan ji as "Maun" Singh, is silent on every issue.. Modi is replacing himself for many…

12:24am PDT - July 25th, 2023
RT @arunachalite: Trying to get this definition of “Ngari Nazi” published on Urban Dictionary. Revisions and edits are welcome. https://t.c…

1:41pm PDT - July 24th, 2023
RT @kimmoFC: Cazorla - Master technician It's only right to educate our youngest fans about the finest technician to ever play for us. Be…

1:40pm PDT - July 24th, 2023
RT @arunachalite: Trying to get this definition of “Ngari Nazi” published on Urban Dictionary. Revisions and edits are welcome. https://t.c…

1:40pm PDT - July 24th, 2023
RT @arunachalite: Trying to get this definition of “Ngari Nazi” published on Urban Dictionary. Revisions and edits are welcome. https://t.c…

1:39pm PDT - July 24th, 2023