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Vertical farming is on the rise | Learn the English expression ‘take up space’
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Nov 18, 202121:55pending
First successful pig-to-human kidney transplant | Learn the phrasal verb ‘hook u...
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Nov 15, 202121:05pending
Hello, you’ve reached the Bogota Anti-Machismo Calm Line | Learn the English exp...
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Nov 11, 202123:35pending
The global supply chain has had better years | Learn the English expression ‘sta...
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Nov 8, 202125:00pending
A volcano in Spain has been erupting for a month | Learn the English expression...
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Nov 4, 202127:07pending
Part 2: the three-way international prisoner exchange | Learn the English expres...
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Nov 1, 202123:35pending
Meng Wanzhou and the two Michaels finally return home | Learn the English expres...
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Oct 28, 202123:40pending
Inside Facebook going dark for six hours | Learn the phrasal verb ‘cut off’
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Oct 25, 202125:45pending
An unpredictable flu season is upon us | Learn the English expression ‘come to p...
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Oct 21, 202128:51pending
An unpredictable flu season is upon us | Learn the English expression ‘come to p...
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Oct 18, 202127:46pending
Updates on the Britney Spears conservatorship, Havana syndrome, and more | Learn...
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Oct 14, 202127:44pending
El Salvador bets big on Bitcoin | Learn the English expression ‘stretched thin’
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Oct 11, 202126:51pending
COVID travel: how I traveled to five countries | Learn the English expression ‘i...
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Oct 7, 202123:10pending
International travel in the COVID era | Learn the English expression ‘to get bac...
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Oct 4, 202124:56pending
Disney World celebrates its golden anniversary | Learn the expression ‘come to f...
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Sep 30, 202119:11pending
6 key ingredients to a good apology | Learn the expression ‘put your money where...
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Sep 27, 202121:24pending
4 chocolate pairings to satisfy your sweet tooth | Learn the English expression...
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Sep 23, 202118:48pending
Flip or flop? Samsung releases modern flip phone | Learn the English expression...
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Sep 20, 202122:01pending
Part 2: Inside the 9-11 Museum's extensive collection | Learn the expression ‘go...
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Sep 16, 202120:42pending
Part 1: September 11 Memorial and Museum honors victims | Learn the English expr...
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Sep 13, 202122:53pending
20th anniversary of the September 11 attacks | Learn the English expression ‘wre...
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Sep 9, 202125:15pending
Streaming services are the new musical gatekeepers | Learn the English expressio...
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Sep 6, 202126:14pending
“Stillwater” movie tells a different Amanda Knox story | Learn the English expre...
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Sep 2, 202123:23pending
A Messi breakup for football star and FC Barcelona | Learn the English expressio...
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Aug 30, 202122:02pending
Webtoons are the comics for the 21st century | Learn the English expression ‘ide...
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Aug 26, 202124:41pending
Japan’s Olympic-sized disaster | Learn the English expression ‘back away from’
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Aug 23, 202126:36pending
100-year-old American food brands that are still in business | Learn the English...
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Aug 19, 202124:45pending
Delta variant is giving Americans whiplash | Learn the English expression ‘out o...
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Aug 16, 202125:43pending
Judge Judy is hanging up her gavel after 25 years | Learn the phrasal verb ‘abid...
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Aug 12, 202124:56pending
Reasons for Covid vaccine hesitancy | Learn the English expression ‘pale in comp...
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Aug 9, 202128:25pending
A skilled Belgian sniper was on the loose for 35 days | Learn the English expres...
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Aug 5, 202124:27pending
Richard Branson wins the billionaire space race | Learn the English expression ‘...
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Aug 2, 202121:07pending
Is virtual learning for schoolchildren here to stay? | Learn the phrasal verb ‘s...
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Jul 29, 202125:04pending
China's Communist Party celebrates its 100th birthday | Learn the English expres...
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Jul 26, 202122:47pending
New York City is experimenting with a new way to vote | Learn the phrasal verb ‘...
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Jul 22, 202125:52pending
Condo building tragically collapsed in Surfside, Florida | Learn the phrasal ver...
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Jul 19, 202125:59pending
Inside the #FreeBritney movement | Learn the English expression ‘raise awareness...
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Jul 15, 202121:41pending
Tiny semiconductor chips are causing big supply chain problems | Learn the Engli...
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Jul 12, 202125:59pending
Law & Order adds a new spinoff series to the franchise | Learn the phrasal verb...
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Jul 8, 202120:40pending
Gen Z has spoken and skinny jeans are out | Learn the phrasal verb to ‘break out...
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Jul 5, 202120:35pending
The great gig economy debate | Learn the English expression ‘middle ground’
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Jul 1, 202126:22pending
New giant dinosaur discovered in Australia | Learn the English expression ‘named...
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Jun 28, 202127:31pending
Swipe left on these dating app scams | Learn the English expression ‘raise a red...
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Jun 24, 202126:52pending
Swipe left on these dating app scams | Learn the English expression ‘raise a red...
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Jun 21, 202121:50pending
Long Covid: the lingering mystery after the disease | Learn the English express...
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Jun 17, 202120:52pending
Belarus hijacked plane to seize opposition journalist | Learn the phrasal verb ‘...
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Jun 14, 202122:51pending
Chile is hitting refresh on its 1980 constitution | Learn the English expression...
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Jun 10, 202122:06pending
Why does America still write checks? | Learn the English expression ‘reverse cou...
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Jun 7, 202126:01pending
How ransomware hackers shut down a critical U.S. gasoline pipeline | Learn the p...
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Jun 3, 202120:05pending
China’s recent census reveals slowing growth | Learn the phrasal verb ‘make up’
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May 31, 202125:08pending
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