August 27, 2024

They expected an Olympic boon, but some Paris businesses experienced an Olympic tourism bust

1.  medieval [mee-dee-EE-vuhl] 

*Additional info: Some nouns described as medieval are castle, painting, or history.*

2. markedly  [MAHR-kid-lee] 

*Additional info: A related word is obviously.*

3.  pine for something [pahyn fer] 

*Additional info: A related phrase is wish for.*

4. chilling effect  [CHIL-ing ih-FEKT] 

*Additional info: The adjective chilling means “frightening.”*

5.  slump [sluhmp] 

*Additional info: This word may also be used as a verb, meaning “to suddenly fall or decrease” (ex. The value of the house has slumped).*

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1.  medieval [mee-dee-EE-vuhl] > relating to the Middle Ages, a period in European history from about the 5th to the late 15th century

2. markedly >  in a way that is very clear and easy to notice

3.  pine for something >  to want or miss something very much

4. chilling effect  >  an undesirable and discouraging result of something, such as a law, rule, or action

5.  slump >  a period when an economy or an industry is not doing well

Aust 26, 2024

August 25, 2024

 White House says no need to restrict “open-source” artificial intelligence—at least for now

1.  delve into something > o examine or study something carefully to find out more information

2.  misuse  >  the act of using something in a way that is incorrect, illegal, or not as intended

3.  warrant > To need or require something

4.  heightened >  stronger or more intense than usual

5.  entrench > to firmly establish or set something, such as an idea or a position, in a way that cannot easily be changed

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1.  delve into something [delv IN-too ] 

*Additional info: A related phrase is look into.*

2.  misuse [mis-YOOS ] 

*Additional info: The prefix mis- is used to refer to an action that is done in the wrong way (ex. misinterpret, misspell).*

3.  warrant [WAWR–uhnt ] 

*Additional info: A related word is demand.*

4.  heightened [HAHY-tnd ]

*Additional info: The verb form of this word is heighten (ex. The doctor said that the stress might heighten the risk of health problems).*

5.  entrench [en-TRENCH ] 

*Additional info: A related word is secure.*

August 24, 2024

Farmers in Africa say their soil is dying, chemical fertilizers are partly to blame

1. bountiful > large in quantity

2. attribute something to someone or something  >  to say or think that something is caused by someone/something

3.  render  >  to cause or put someone/something in a particular condition

4.  inorganic  > not consisting of any material that comes from living things

5.  committed > willing to work very hard by giving time, energy, etc., to something

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1. bountiful  [BOUN-tuh-fuhl ] 

*Additional info: This adjective is often used in a formal context.*

2. attribute something to someone or something [uh–TRIB-yoot too] 

*Additional info: A related verb is associate.*

3.  render  [REN-der] 

*Additional info: This verb may also mean “to give something to someone” (ex. render an apology, render services).*

4.  inorganic [in-awr-GAN-ik]

*Additional info: The antonym of this word is organic.*

5.  committed [kuh–MIT-id]

*Additional info: Some adverbs that can be used with committed are fully, totally, strongly, and deeply.*

August 23, 2024

 1.  bankruptcy >  a situation in which a person or company does not have enough money to pay its debts and legally asks help from the court

2. bid>  an offer of a price to buy something

3.  steadfast > being very loyal or firm without changing easily

4.  advance > money given or paid ahead of when it is normally due, often to help with immediate needs

5.  contingent  >  dependent on certain conditions or events that must happen before something else can occur

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1.  bankruptcy [BANGK-ruhpt-see]

*Additional info: The adjective form of this word is bankrupt (ex. The small business went bankrupt after struggling with low sales for several months).*

2.  bid [bid ] 

*Additional info: The word bid also means “an attempt to win, get, or do something.”*

3.  steadfast [STED-fast] 

*Additional info: Some related words are reliable and faithful.*

4.  advance [ad-VANS]

*Additional info: Some related words are deposit and payment.*

5.  contingent [kuhn-TIN-juhnt] 

*Additional info: This word is often followed by the prepositions on or upon.*

August 22, 22024

August 21, 2024

August 20, 2024

Community cooking classes help make healthy meals more affordable

1.  dietician  >  a person who is trained to give people advice about foods that are healthy to eat

2.  revolve around something >  to have something as the most important topic, main subject, or focus

3. stick to something >  to limit oneself into doing or using something and not change it

4. pantry >  a small room in a house where food is kept or stored

5.  insecurity > lack of a reliable means of meeting one’s basic needs

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 1.  dietician [dahy-i-TISH–uhn] 

Additional info: This noun is commonly spelled as dietitian.

2.  revolve around something  [ri-VOLV uh–ROUND] 

Additional info: In British English, the phrase is often expressed as revolve round.

3. stick to something[stik too] 

Additional info: A variation of this phrase is stick with (something).

4. pantry [PAN-tree]

Additional info: A related word is cupboard

5.  insecurity [in-si-KYOOR-i-tee] 

Additional info: Some words that can be used with insecurity are job, housing, financial, and food.

August 19, 2024

West Virginia school will remain open for now amid toxic groundwater fears

1.  relocate > to move or make someone/something move from one place to another place

2.  contaminated  >  relating to something that has been exposed to harmful or poisonous substance

3.  devastate >  to cause someone to feel very sad, upset, and hurt about something

4.  unanticipated   >  not expected to happen

5.  reinstate  > to restore or put someone/something back to a former position or condition

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1.  relocate  [ree-LOH-keyt] 

*Additional info: A related verb is transfer.*

2.  contaminated [kuhn-TAM–uh-ney-tid]

*Additional info: Its noun form is contamination (ex. Soil and water contamination made it difficult for farmers to grow their plants in the area).*

3.  devastate  [DEV–uh-steyt]

*Additional info: This verb may also mean “to cause great damage to a place or thing.”*

4.  unanticipated  [uhn-an-TIS–uh-pey-tid]

*Additional info: An antonym of this word is anticipated.*

5.  reinstate  [ree-in-STEYT]

*Additional info: A related phrase is bring back.*

August 18, 2024

August 17, 2024

CrowdStrike CEO called to testify to Congress over cybersecurity’s firm role in global tech outage

1.  stakeholder  > an employee, investor, or customer with an interest or concern in a business

2. magnitude  > the great size, extent, or importance of something

3. mitigation > the act of reducing how unpleasant, harmful, or bad a situation is

4.  painstaking   > very careful, thorough, and with effort

5. knock off something > to reduce the price or value of something by a specific amount

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1.  stakeholder  [STEYK-hohl-der] 

*Additional info: A related word is partner.*

2. magnitude [MAG-ni-tood] 

*Additional info: This word is often followed by the preposition of.*

3. mitigation [mit-i-GEY-shuhn]

*Additional info: This noun is used in a formal context.*

4.  painstaking  [PEYNZ-tey-king] 

*Additional info: A related word is diligent.*

5. knock off something [nok awf] 

*Additional info: A variation of this phrase is knock (something) off.*

August 16, 2024

August 16, 2024

Restaurant critic’s departure reveals potential hazards of the job

1. beat > the area or subject that someone, such as a reporter or police officer, is responsible for as part of their job

2.  intellectually >  in a way that involves thinking, understanding, and learning

3.  stimulating > describing something that makes someone/something feel excited, interested, or active

4.  sample  >  to try or taste a small part of something, such as a product or food, to know if someone likes it or not

5. toll >  the harm or damage caused by something

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1. beat [beet] 

*Additional info: A related word is assignment.

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2.  intellectually [in-tl-EK-choo-uh-lee] 

*Additional info: Its root word intellect means “the ability to think, understand, and learn things.”*

3.  stimulating [STIM-yuh-ley-ting]

*Additional info: Some related words are inspiring and exciting.*

4.  sample [SAM-puhl]

*Additional info: A related word is test.*

5. toll [tohl] 

*Additional info: The word toll also means “the amount of money paid to use a road or a bridge.”*

August 15, 2024

August 14, 2024

August 13, 2024

 How AI could predict whether early signs of dementia will develop into Alzheimer’s

1.  cognitive [KOG-ni-tiv]

*Additional info: Its noun form is cognition (ex. She took a test designed to check her cognition).*

2.  invasive[in-VEY-siv ] 

*Additional info: The antonym of this word is non-invasive.*

3.  diagnostic  [dahy-uhg-NOS-tik ] 

*Additional info: Some nouns often used with this adjective are test and tool.*

4.  detection  [dih-TEK-shuhn]

*Additional info: Its verb form is detect (ex. The new blood test can help detect certain diseases before symptoms appear).*

5.  worryingly [WUHR-ee-ing-lee] 

*Additional info: Its root word is worry which means “to feel or cause to feel anxious or troubled about problems.*

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1.  cognitive  >  relating to thinking or mental processes and activities

2.  invasive   > relating to a medical process that involves cutting into a person’s body or inserting something into it

3.  diagnostic > relating to something used for discovering a disease, illness, or problem

4.  detection > the process of discovering, finding, or noticing something that’s not easy to see or find

5.  worryingly  >  in a way that makes a person feel concerned

August 12, 2024

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August 9, 2024

Milk, eggs, and now bullets for sale in handful of US grocery stores with ammo vending machines

1.  ammunition > the bullets or other objects that are shot from weapons like guns

2.  verify > to prove or know that something is true and correct

3.  shooting  > an event in which someone fires a gun or other weapon, resulting in injury or death

4.  shoplifting >  the act of taking something from a store without paying for it

5.  assumption > something that is accepted as or believed to be true without any proof

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1.  ammunition [am-yuh–NISH–uhn] 

*Additional info: A common abbreviation of this word is ammo.*

2.  verify  [VER–uh-fahy] 

*Additional info: Some related words are confirm and check.*

3.  shooting SHOO-ting] 

*Additional info: This word also means “the activity of hunting wild animals with a gun.”*

4.  shoplifting [SHOP-lif-ting] 

*Additional info: The verb form of this word is shoplift (ex. The teenager was caught trying to shoplift a pair of shoes from the store).*

5.  assumption [uh–SUHMP-shuhn] 

*Additional info: The verb form of this word is assume (ex. I assumed Jay was busy because he didn’t answer my calls).*

August 8. 2024

August 7, 2024

Ancient tree from India may replace petroleum, company hopes

1.  grove > a group of trees growing close together

2.  fatal > capable of causing death

3.  resilient > able to return quickly to a previous good condition after experiencing difficulties or challenges

4.  refined  > describing something that has been purified or improved in quality

5.  feast > to eat a large amount of food with great enjoyment

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1.  grove [grohv]

*Additional info: An image of a grove: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/f4/National_Grove_of_State_Trees_%283565216508%29.jpg*

2.  fatal [FEYT-l ] 

*Additional info: A related word is deadly.*

3.  resilient [ri-ZIL-yuhnt ] 

*Additional info: An antonym of this word is weak.*

4.  refined  [ri-FAHYND] 

*Additional info: A related word is processed.*

5.  feast [feest]  

*Additional info: This word is usually used in the context of a celebration.*

August 6, 2024

Post-COVID tourism slowly recovers in Saipan, backed by South Korean visitors

1.  pick up   >  to improve or increase in activity after a time of little activity

2.  account for something [uh–KOUNT fɔr > to be included in or contribute to the total amount of something

3.  idyll  > a place or an experience that’s happy, peaceful, and enjoyable

4.  price freeze  > a temporary situation in which the government doesn't allow price increases for specific products or services

5.  on hold  >temporarily delayed

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1.  pick up  [pik uhp] 

*Additional info: A related word is recover.*

2.  account for something [uh–KOUNT fɔr]

*Additional info: A related word is Additional info: This phrase may be followed by numbers to specify the percentage or proportion (ex. Students from overseas account for 25% of the university’s enrollment).*

3.  idyll [AHYD-l]

Additional info: This noun is often used in literature.

4.  price freeze  [prahys freeze] 

Additional info: Other nouns that can be added before freeze are pay or wage.

5.  on hold  [on hohld]

Additional info: This idiom is often used with the verb put.

August 5, 2024

August 4, 2024

August 3, 2024

Thanks to a $1 billion gift, most Johns Hopkins medical students will no longer pay tuition

1.  cover  >  to provide enough money to pay for expenses

2.  passionate >  having a strong feeling or liking about something

3.  endowment >  money given to a college, hospital, etc., to provide it with an income

4.  confront >  to handle or be in very challenging or unpleasant situations with courage and determination

5.  gift  >  to give something to someone in a formal or official way

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1.  cover  [KUHV-er] 

*Additional info: The verb may also mean “to protect someone by promising to pay for loss, damage, etc.”*

2.  passionate  [PASH–uh-nit] 

*Additional info: This adjective is often followed by the preposition about.*

3.  endowment [en-DOU-muhnt] 

*Additional info: A related word is grant.*

4.  confront  [kuhn-FRUHNT] 

*Additional info: An antonym of this word is avoid.*

5.  gift  [gift] 

*Additional info: This word may also be used as a noun (ex. This painting was a gift from a national artist).*

August 2, 2024

August 1, 2024

 Japan issues new yen banknotes packed with 3D hologram technology to fight counterfeiting

1.  counterfeiting  [KOUN-ter-fit-ing] 

*Additional info: The verb form of this word is counterfeit (ex. Some people attempt to counterfeit expensive jewelry to sell it at high prices).*

2.  state-of-the-art [steyt uhv thee AHRT]

*Additional info: A related word is high-tech.*

3.  fanfare  [FAN-fair] 

*Additional info: A related word is excitement.*

4.  instrumental  [in-struh–MEN-tl] 

*Additional info: Some related words are helpful and useful.*

5.  get hold of something [get hohld uhv] 

*Additional info: A variation of this idiom is get a hold of (something).*

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1.  counterfeiting >  the act of making fake copies of something, like money or products, to trick people into thinking they are real

2.  state-of-the-art > describing something that uses the newest and best technology, ideas, or methods available

3.  fanfare  >  much interest in or attention to something

4.  instrumental  >  describing someone/something that is very important in making something happen

5.  get hold of something >  to get or acquire something

July 31, 2024

 The Herds will see over a hundred cardboard animal puppets travel across Africa and Europe to highlight climate change

1.  traverse  [truh–VURS ] 

*Additional info: A related word is cross.*

2.  puppet  [PUHP-it] 

*Additional info: An image of a puppet: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:2.9.16_Pisek_Puppet_Festival_011_(29129808920).jpg*

3.  theatrical 

*Additional info: Some nouns used with this adjective are production and presentation.*

4.  advocacy 

*Additional info: The verb form of this word is advocate (ex. She advocates for animal rights).*

5.  activist  

*Additional info: A related word is fighter.*

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1.  traverse   > to travel or move through something

2.  puppet  >  a doll or figure that is moved by strings or by hand for entertainment or as part of a performance

3.  theatrical  >  of or relating to theater

4.  advocacy  >  the act of publicly supporting or recommending a cause or an idea

5.  activist  >  a person who campaigns to bring about social or political change

July 30, 2024

 Efforts to save Hong Kong’s disappearing neon signs

1.  heritage  [HER-i-tij]

*Additional info: This word is usually in its singular form.*

2.  nostalgia  [no-STAL-juh] 

*Additional info: Its adjective form is nostalgic (ex. She felt nostalgic while looking at the old photos).*

3.  streetscape  [STREET-skeyp]

*Additional info: The suffix -scape comes from the word landscape, referring to “a great view” or “a picture of a view.”*

4.  recede  [ri-SEED] 

*Additional info: An antonym of this word is increase.*

5.  bureaucracy  [byoo–ROK-ruh-see] 

*Additional info: A person working in a bureaucracy is called a bureaucrat. A bureaucrat is “someone who obeys or follows the laws very strictly.”*

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1.  heritage   > the important traditions, beliefs, etc., that are part of the history and culture of a country, society, or group

2.  nostalgia  >  the feeling of longing and affection when remembering something good from the past and wishing it hadn't changed

3.  streetscape  >  the visual appearance of the streets in a city or town

4.  recede >  to become lower, lesser, or smaller in value

5.  bureaucracy  >  a complex official system that makes it difficult to get something done because it has many confusing and annoying rules, processes, etc., to follow

July 29, 2024

July 28, 2024

Millions in Nigeria have little to no electricity, straining businesses and public services

1.  hook up  [hook uhp ] 

*Additional info: A related verb is link.*

2.  squint  [skwint ] 

*Additional info: When used in an informal way, this word means “a quick look.”*

3.  generator  [JEN–uh-rey-ter ] 

*Additional info: An image of a generator: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:HercRentals_MQ_Power_Generator_Sonoma_2024.jpg*

4.  subsidy  [SUHB-si-dee ] 

*Additional info: The verb form of the word is subsidize (ex. The government subsidizes public transportation to help keep ticket prices affordable).*

5.  stuff [STUHF-ee ] 

*Additional info: A related word is humid.*

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1.  hook up >  to connect something to a piece of equipment or a system

2.  squint  >  to partly close one’s eyes to see more clearly

3.  generato   >  a machine that produces electricity

4.  subsidy   >  money given by a government or an organization to keep the price of a product or service low

5.  stuff  > lacking fresh air and feeling uncomfortably warm

July 27, 2024

California considers unique safety regulations for AI companies, but faces tech firm opposition

1.   warp speed  [wawrp speed] 

*Additional info: It is used in an informal context.*

2.  tout  [tout] 

*Additional info: A related word is announce.*

3.  perilous  [PER–uh-luhs] 

*Additional info: This word is often used in a formal or literary context.*

4.  renowned  [ri-NOUND] 

*Additional info: Some related words are famous and popular.*

5.  oversee  [oh-ver-SEE] 

*Additional info: A person who oversees people or activities is called an overseer.*

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1.   speed   > an extremely high speed

2.  tout   >  to promote or praise something in an enthusiastic way, especially to make people like it

3.  perilous  >  very dangerous

4.  renowned  >  widely known due to an achievement or good quality

5.  oversee   >  to watch and organize a group or an activity to ensure that things are done correctly

July 26, 2024

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