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Turkey is getting a name change | Learn the English expression ‘turn the tables’
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May 12, 202220:20pending
Poland has been a friendly neighbor to Ukraine | Learn the phrasal verb ‘ride ou...
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The good and the bad of company mission statements | Learn the phrasal verb ‘com...
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May 5, 202219:45pending
The search for meaningful work | Learn the English expression ‘day-to-day’
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May 2, 202224:59pending
‘Succession’ gives us a different angle of the rich | Learn the English expressi...
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Apr 28, 202226:30pending
Volodymyr Zelensky: actor turned President turned war hero | Learn the English e...
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Apr 25, 202227:48pending
Passwordless authentication is the future | Learn the phrasal verb ‘pass along’
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Apr 21, 202226:11pending
Passwords may be dying a slow death | Learn the phrasal verb ‘fall for’
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Apr 18, 202225:57pending
Lost ship found in Antarctica after 100 years | Learn the phrasal verb ‘eat away...
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We’re getting closer to a birth control pill for men | Learn the English idiom ‘...
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Apr 11, 202223:43pending
How do animals safely cross highways? | Learn the phrasal verb ‘cut through’
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Apr 7, 202225:23pending
Ukraine’s not-so-secret weapon in the war | Learn the phrasal verb ‘play out’
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Apr 4, 202225:42pending
The hidden costs of inflation | Learn the English expression ‘apples-to-apples’
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Mar 31, 202230:20pending
Birdnesting: the divorce trend where the parents rotate homes | Learn the phrasa...
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Mar 28, 202223:08pending
Will COVID-19 be with us forever? | Learn the English expression ‘build up’
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Mar 24, 202221:05pending
A post Russia-Ukraine war world | Learn the English expression ‘set your sights...
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Mar 21, 202223:28pending
Companies are dropping out of Russia | Learn the English expression ‘take it up...
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Mar 17, 202228:05pending
The US and EU are hitting Russia hard with sanctions | Learn the English express...
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Mar 14, 202228:34pending
The friendly way to divorce | Learn the phrasal verb ‘work through’
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Mar 10, 202224:07pending
Canada’s truckers protest vaccine mandate | Learn the English expression ‘in dro...
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Mar 7, 202223:05pending
Spotify, Joe Rogan, and the content moderation wars | Learn the phrasal verb ‘ca...
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Mar 3, 202224:25pending
Elizabeth Holmes: Theranos founder convicted of fraud | Learn the English expres...
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Feb 28, 202223:50pending
The ‘right to repair’ movement | Learn the English expression ‘down the line’
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Feb 24, 202224:23pending
The SAT exam is going all digital | Learn the English expression ‘just in case’
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Immersive Van-Gogh is a no-Gogh | Learn the English expression ‘turn off’
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Feb 17, 202221:52pending
Turkmenistan might be closing its Gates of Hell | Learn the phrasal verb ‘burn o...
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Feb 14, 202223:19pending
Immersive art exhibits are the modern museum | Learn the English expression ‘bre...
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Feb 10, 202223:10pending
Volcanic eruption cut off Tonga from the world | Learn the phrasal verb ‘turn ba...
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Feb 7, 202221:24pending
Gaming addiction is now an official medical diagnosis | Learn the English expres...
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Feb 3, 202226:13pending
Novak Djokovic deported from Australia | Learn the English expression ‘on the ev...
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Jan 31, 202229:32pending
Egypt is building a swanky new capital city | Learn the English expression ‘from...
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Jan 27, 202226:39pending
The technology that powers Teslas | Learn the English expression ‘take care of’
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Jan 24, 202226:57pending
Behind the wheel of a Tesla test drive | Learn the English expression ‘check the...
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Jan 20, 202226:26pending
The direct-to-consumer email newsletter revolution | Learn the English expressio...
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Jan 17, 202225:02pending
The winners of the digital media revolution | Learn the English expression ‘eat...
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Jan 13, 202223:52pending
Destination Boston: New England’s history hub | Learn the English expression ‘fo...
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Jan 10, 202224:44pending
Pandemic supercharged the mental health movement | Learn the phrasal verb to ‘op...
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Jan 6, 202221:59pending
The electric vehicle charging station revolution | Learn the English expression...
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Jan 3, 202226:38pending
A very big fuss over a little French word, “iel” | Learn the phrasal verb ‘point...
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Dec 30, 202122:37pending
UAE has new weekend plans | Learn the phrasal verb ‘decide on’
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Dec 27, 202125:57pending
The many uses of QR codes | Learn the phrasal verb ‘fill out’
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Dec 23, 202124:41pending
‘Red’ (Taylor’s Version) is changing music industry contracts | Learn the Englis...
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Dec 20, 202125:03pending
The rise of QR codes | Learn the English expression ‘the naked eye’
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Dec 16, 202122:58pending
Pancake enthusiasts, fear not! Canada avoids a global maple syrup shortage | Lea...
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Dec 13, 202118:01pending
Angela Merkel’s lasting legacy in Europe | Learn the phrasal verb ‘step aside’
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Dec 9, 202119:27pending
End of the Angela Merkel era for Germany | Learn the English expression ‘preside...
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Dec 6, 202121:36pending
Portugal bans bosses texting employees after hours | Learn the English expressio...
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Dec 2, 202122:07pending
The end of one conglomerate era, and the beginning of another | Learn the Englis...
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Nov 29, 202122:05pending
The five-star rating system isn’t working | Learn the English expression ‘rave a...
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Nov 25, 202128:56pending
New COVID-19 treatment that comes in a pill bottle | Learn the English expressio...
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