WASHINGTON (AP) — Each time Donald Trump refers to a Georgia prosecutor ‘s colleague as her “lover,” he’s invoking a strikingly familiar turn of phrase. After all, Trump as president repeatedly used the same word to mock two FBI officials, including an agent who helped lead the Russia election interference probe, after revelations that the […]
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) became the subject of social media snark after a video of her mispronouncing the word “indictable” went viral Thursday. Greene’s gaffe actually occurred Tuesday during a meeting by the House Homeland Security Committee that was debating whether or not Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkasshould be impeached for his handling of […]
Former GOP congressman Lee Zeldin on Wednesday used “retarded” on Fox News to describe Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s (D-N.Y.) ideas and was reassured by host Greg Gutfeld that it was “OK.” (Watch the video below.) “You can say that now, it’s OK,” Gutfeld said as he mugged for the camera on his political satire show. “It’s […]
As technology advances, the addition of one word to state law might be vital to protect victims of images and videos altered to be sexually explicit. Sen. Karen Kwan, D-Murray, introduced SB66, a bill that would amend the definition of counterfeit intimate image to add the word “generated.” In a public hearing Wednesday, Kwan said […]
Jan. 11—There’s still no word from Leechburg Area School District officials on when or who will replace Superintendent Tiffany Nix. Nix, who announced this month that she’s resigning to become an assistant superintendent at Penn-Trafford School District, said Thursday she is not aware of the school board’s plan to select a replacement. No updates or […]
The Myslovo Dictionary of the Modern Ukrainian Language has announced the Word of the Year 2023 in Ukraine to be ‘mobilization’, in a press release dated Jan. 5. Mobilization, used synonymously with conscription, refers to the call up of military-eligible Ukrainian citizens to serve. “The term was at the center of public discussion throughout the […]
‘It gave me a big advantage’: Warren Buffett and Bill Gates were asked to give the secret to their success in 1 word — they both gave the exact same answer World-renowned billionaires Warren Buffett and Bill Gates were once asked at a gathering to write down on a sheet of paper their secret to […]
Carl Borg-Neal can’t get out his words. Tears fall down his cheeks and he is overcome by an involuntary verbal tic, as if he is choking or has momentarily forgotten how to speak. He is 59 years old and out of work, having been sacked by his employer, Lloyds Bank, for inadvertently blurting out the […]
Former President Donald Trump posted a word cloud on his Truth Social account Tuesday showcasing words such as “revenge” and “dictatorship,” the result of a Daily Mail poll that asked likely voters what word they would use to describe what he wants from a second term. The poll, conducted by the firm J.L. Partners and […]
The Ukrainian President’s Office has stated that the security guarantees that Ukraine hopes to receive from Western countries will not feature the word “assurances”. Source: European Pravda; Ihor Zhovkva, Deputy Chief of the Ukrainian President’s Office, in an interview with Interfax-Ukraine news agency Quote: “We call it ‘guarantees’. And we will make sure that our […]
Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton had a single-word response to former President Donald Trump’s quoting of Russian President Vladimir Putin during a 2024 presidential campaign rally in Durham, New Hampshire, on Saturday. Clinton, Trump’s defeated Democratic rival in the 2016 election, shared on X (formerly Twitter) a Washington Post report on Trump’s widely condemned […]
Oxford University Press just announced its : ““. According to OUP, the word comes from the middle part of the word “charisma” (“ris” = “rizz”) and describes “someone’s ability to attract another person through style, charm, or attractiveness.” It beat out countless other contenders after receiving 32,000 votes and a special review by a team […]