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A marathon runner celebrates the moment he crosses the marathon finish line

‘Manifest’ is Cambridge Dictionary Word of the Year

20 Nov 2024

̽»¨Ö±²¥controversial global trend of manifesting has driven Cambridge Dictionary’s Word of the Year for 2024.

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NASA’s Perseverance Mars rover

Cambridge Dictionary names 'perseverance' Word of the Year 2021

17 Nov 2021

Perseverance, a word which captures the undaunted will of people across the world to never give up, despite the many challenges of the last 12 months...

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Man sat looking out of a window at a giant representation of COVID-19. Image by Gerd Altmann from Pixabay

Cambridge Dictionary names 'quarantine’ Word of the Year 2020

24 Nov 2020

‘Quarantine’ has defeated 'lockdown' and 'pandemic' to be crowned Word of the Year 2020 after data showed it to be one of the most highly searched...

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'Upcycling' crowned Cambridge Dictionary's Word of the Year 2019

05 Nov 2019

Cambridge Dictionary has named 'upcycling', the activity of making new items out of old or used things, as its Word of the Year 2019.

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President Donald J. Trump delivers remarks at Yokota Air Base | November 5, 2017 (Official White House Photo by Shealah Craighead)

'Populism' revealed as 2017 Word of the Year by Cambridge ̽»¨Ö±²¥ Press

30 Nov 2017

̽»¨Ö±²¥word 'populism' has been announced as the Cambridge Dictionary 2017 Word of the Year.

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