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A word that has been used incessantly to describe the fraught state of American politics and society is Merriam-Webster’s ...

Merriam-Webster named "polarization" its 2024 Word of the Year on Monday, citing its prominence in describing the political ...

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The University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa's Department of English named "future" as Hawaii's Word of the Year for 2024.

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