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The high cost of cognitive switching | Learn the phrasal verb ‘leave off’
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May 27, 202123:49pending
A preventable tragedy in Mexico City | Learn the English expression ‘in charge o...
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May 24, 202120:12pending
Updates on justice for George Floyd, Tokyo Olympics, WeWork, and more | Learn th...
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May 20, 202121:18pending
The rise of Brood X, the 17-year cicadas | Learn the phrasal verb to ‘live on’
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May 17, 202119:54pending
Inside the Super League’s quick demise | Learn the expression ‘at the mercy of’
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May 13, 202123:01pending
European Super League ends up being a super flop | Learn the phrasal verb ‘shell...
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May 10, 202123:31pending
The work from home tech wish list | Learn the phrasal verb ‘filter out’
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May 6, 202125:35pending
The work from home tech wish list | Learn the phrasal verb ‘filter out’
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May 6, 202118:30pending
The first green jacket for golf-crazy Japan | Learn the English expression ‘let...
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May 3, 202124:39pending
The great remote work debate of 2021 | Learn the English expression ‘hand-in-han...
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Apr 29, 202121:24pending
The significance of closed borders for US-Canada border towns | Learn the Englis...
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Apr 26, 202122:31pending
Your COVID vaccine questions, answered | Learn the English expression ‘a feature...
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Apr 22, 202127:14pending
The rise of digital nomad visas to attract remote workers | Learn the English ex...
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Apr 19, 202122:26pending
The last Blockbuster Video store | Learn the expression ‘at its peak’
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Apr 15, 202121:56pending
An epic traffic jam in the Suez Canal | Learn the English expression “back up”
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Apr 12, 202121:30pending
Volvo is going fully electric by 2030 | Learn the expression ‘stay on top of’
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Apr 8, 202122:07pending
What in the (cyber) world are NFT’s? | Learn the English expression ‘bragging ri...
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Apr 5, 202127:37pending
Why you should question vaccine passports | Learn the expression ‘weight on your...
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Apr 1, 202122:35pending
Could more remote work opportunities benefit organizational neurodiversity? | L...
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Mar 29, 202124:30pending
Duty-free shops had a rough 2020 | Learn the English expression ‘add up’
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Mar 25, 202122:58pending
Sports betting is coming to America | Learn the expression ‘stay out of it’
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Mar 22, 202123:56pending
‘Nomadland’ turned real people into unlikely movie stars | Learn the English exp...
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Mar 19, 202119:26pending
‘Nomadland’ explores a house-less life on the road | Learn the phrasal verb ‘run...
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Mar 15, 202119:37pending
Snow reaching unlikely places this winter | Learn the English expression ‘resort...
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Mar 11, 202118:44pending
Serrana, Brazil is hoping to unravel a coronavirus mystery | Learn the expressio...
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Mar 8, 202119:17pending
Bezos is retiring from Amazon, sort of | Learn the English expression ‘step back...
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Mar 4, 202121:19pending
TV shows are already weaving in COVID-19 storylines | Learn the expression ‘skir...
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Mar 1, 202125:29pending
America’s beloved regional chain restaurants | Learn the expression to ‘go well...
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Feb 25, 202120:46pending
Australian cane toads evolving at rapid speed | Learn the phrasal verb ‘pick up’
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Feb 22, 202123:20pending
Tips for communicating while masking up | Learn the phrasal verb ‘get away with’
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Feb 18, 202122:38pending
The GameStop stock frenzy | Learn the expression ‘run for cover’
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Feb 15, 202126:54pending
Tribute to TV legend Larry King | Learn the English expression ‘partial to’
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Feb 11, 202124:47pending
Man lived at Chicago airport for 3 months | Learn the expression ‘rely on’
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Feb 8, 202122:30pending
The ins and outs of left-handedness | Learn the English expression ‘cater to’
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Feb 4, 202123:10pending
Tab: the rise and fall of Coca-Cola’s first diet soda | Learn the phrasal verb ‘...
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Feb 1, 202120:45pending
Boeing’s 737-MAX is flying the skies again | Learn the English expression ‘in th...
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Jan 28, 202123:20pending
A rocky start for the vaccine rollout | Learn the expression ‘make arrangements’
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Jan 25, 202124:31pending
Starbucks new expansion plans are brewing | Learn the phrasal verb ‘shake up’
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Jan 21, 202118:23pending
Wikipedia turns 20 years old | Learn the English expression ‘over the years’
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Jan 18, 202124:09pending
A new appreciation for the television show “The Office” | Learn the English expr...
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Jan 14, 202119:38pending
Hollywood’s theatrical window is closing | Learn the English phrase ‘cash in on’
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Jan 11, 202121:41pending
Cruisin’ in Kruger: A South African safari destination | Learn the phrasal verb...
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Jan 7, 202123:20pending
How secure are your passwords, really? | Learn the English expression ‘a breeze’
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Jan 4, 202123:05pending
Five predictions for 2021 | Learn the English expression ‘for good’
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Dec 31, 202022:33pending
What a wild ride: 2020 in review | Learn the English expression ‘arms race’
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Dec 28, 202029:00pending
2020’s latest curveball: mysterious monolith sculptures | Learn the English expr...
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Dec 24, 202021:20pending
The arduous journey of the COVID vaccine | Learn the English expression ‘known f...
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Dec 21, 202022:46pending
Remembering Argentinian soccer superstar Diego Maradona | Learn the phrasal verb...
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Dec 17, 202020:20pending
Beethoven’s 250th birthday has gone virtual | Learn the phrasal verb ‘burn throu...
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Dec 14, 202023:11pending
Rewind: Cyber Monday circa the 2000s | Learn the phrasal verb ‘back up’
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Dec 10, 202022:33pending
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