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Chick-fil-A, popular fast-food chain, to expand internationally | Learn expressi...
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Apr 27, 202324:21pending
What to know about Trump's indictment | Learn English phrasal verb 'drag on'
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Apr 24, 202325:14pending
Updates on Chile, hippos, TikTok and more | Learn English expression 'with a str...
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Apr 20, 202324:28pending
The ozone layer is repairing itself | Learn phrasal verb 'thin out'
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Apr 17, 202322:35pending
Mass of seaweed heading for Caribbean beaches | Learn English phrase 'wash up'
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Apr 13, 202320:03pending
Banking confidence shaken after series of failures | Learn English expression 'h...
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Apr 10, 202323:09pending
Activated charcoal: What is it? | Learn English phrasal verb 'come across'
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Apr 6, 202321:16pending
The robot therapist will see you now | Learn English phrase 'cracks in the syste...
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Apr 3, 202324:10pending
The puzzle of office-to-apartment conversions | Learn English expression 'get wi...
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Mar 30, 202323:59pending
New York misses its commuters | Learn English phrase 'inflection point'
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Mar 27, 202321:56pending
How drugs get their names | Learn English expression 'plenty of'
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Mar 23, 202326:47pending
New treatments seek to control obesity | Learn English phrase 'to spare'
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Mar 20, 202322:29pending
Mario mania as Super Nintendo World opens at Universal Studios | Learn English p...
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Mar 16, 202322:28pending
Turkey asks why earthquake caused so much damage | Learn English expression 'bea...
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Mar 13, 202326:01pending
'Titanic' movie 25 years later | Learn English phrasal verb 'root for'
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Mar 9, 202322:29pending
Spy balloons: Real danger or just hot air? | Learn English expression 'blown off...
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Mar 6, 202321:29pending
Fentanyl and drug overdose deaths | Learn phrasal verb 'mix in'
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Mar 2, 202321:13pending
Missing: radioactive capsule the size of a pea
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Feb 27, 202320:27pending
Netflix password rules: how much pain & how much gain? | Learn English phrasal v...
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Feb 23, 202326:41pending
Netflix falls out of love with password sharing | Learn phrasal verb 'come up'
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Feb 20, 202327:02pending
What a layoff is like (for both parties) | Learn English phrasal verb 'bulk up'
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Feb 16, 202320:14pending
Legacy of Jacinda Ardern, New Zealand's prime minister | Learn English expressio...
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Feb 13, 202325:55pending
Gas vs. electric stoves: Which is better? | Plus, learn the phrasal verb 'win ou...
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Feb 9, 202328:15pending
Alec Baldwin and the 'Rust' shooting | Learn English phrase 'meet the definition...
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Feb 6, 202324:43pending
When cemeteries run out of space | Learn a new way to use 'short'
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Feb 2, 202328:03pending
What happened at FTX | Learn English phrasal verb 'pay up'
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Jan 30, 202327:08pending
Copyright starting to expire on Hollywood icons | Learn English phrasal verb 'sl...
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Jan 26, 202322:37pending
Past banking crises hold lessons for crypto | Learn English phrase 'sour on'
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Jan 23, 202326:42pending
Dublin: Guinness, whiskey, music, literature, and more | Learn English phrasal v...
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Jan 19, 202325:53pending
New drug reduces progression of Alzheimer's | Learn English phrase 'show promise...
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Jan 16, 202322:36pending
Qatar: pros and cons of first Middle East host | Plus, learn English expression...
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Jan 12, 202320:54pending
Four stories from the 2022 World Cup | Learn English phrase 'grow closer'
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Jan 9, 202319:09pending
Stories to watch in 2023 | Learn English phrase 'intent on'
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Jan 5, 202323:16pending
Why is New Year's Day on January 1? | Learn English phrase 'seek to'
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Jan 2, 202320:54pending
'Peanuts' showed the world through children's eyes | Learn English term 'comic r...
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Dec 29, 202219:14pending
4 classic Christmas movies | Learn English phrasal verb 'fend off'
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Dec 26, 202215:27pending
The cool way to get around is on a snowmobile | Learn English expression 'famili...
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Dec 22, 202216:43pending
Trust us: buy your next mattress online | Learn English expression 'fine-tune'
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Venezuelan elite victims of luxury-home scam | Learn English expression 'in the...
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Dec 15, 202221:49pending
How the super-rich protect their assets in U.S. real estate | Learn phrasal verb...
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Dec 12, 202220:20pending
Ukraine's 'second army' of rail workers | Learn English expression 'work around...
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Dec 8, 202220:22pending
New York says to job posters: Show them the money | Learn English expression 'pu...
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Dec 5, 202224:30pending
What is the 'pig butchering' scam? | Learn English expression 'show your true co...
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Dec 1, 202220:38pending
Ethics of making (and watching) true crime | Learn English expression 'go about...
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Nov 28, 202224:18pending
Netflix's newest hit: a true crime series about a serial killer | Learn English...
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Nov 24, 202219:27pending
Another populist falls: Lula ousts Bolsonaro in Brazil | Learn English phrase 'o...
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Nov 21, 202225:21pending
World Cup starts Monday | Learn English phrase 'risk it'
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Nov 17, 202217:08pending
Elon Musk owns Twitter after long ordeal | Learn English expression 'stand to' g...
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Nov 14, 202227:52pending
Americans can't agree on what to call these 5 things | Learn what it means to 'c...
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Nov 10, 202223:17pending
Updates on BTS, monkeypox, and more | Learn English expression 'distance yoursel...
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