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Voices/Debra Karplus | If I ruled the word

The News-Gazette 29 May 2023

Perusing the Official Scrabble Players Dictionary, I stumble upon the word “qivuit” (wool of a musk ox) ... The Scrabble dictionary was first published in 1978 ... I’m curious if words are ever removed from the dictionary. I found several, including “sternforemost,” a ship moving backward.

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Late great engineers: Thomas Telford - the ‘Colossus of Roads’

The Engineer 23 May 2023

In his Lives of the Engineers, Vol ... The technological significance of the canal is emphasised in Telford’s Oxford Dictionary of National Biography entry, which states. “In engineering terms the 100 ft wide ship canal, with its twenty-eight huge locks and deep summit cutting at Laggan, was then the most advanced in the world ... - stock.adobe.com ... K ... L ... M ... .

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UAE: Meet the volunteers of world's largest floating book fair; set to arrive in Dubai on April 18

Khaleejtimes 14 Apr 2023

Logos Hope – which is operated by GBA (Good Books for All), a non-profit organisation based in Germany, continues the legacy of its sister ships Logos, Doulos and Logos II. These ships have collectively welcomed around 50 million people on board since 1970 in over 150 countries and territories ... He is currently the ship’s ports engagement director.

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SS Normandie: The French Ocean Liner Lost to a Suspicious Fire During World War II

War History Online 14 Mar 2023

To achieve this, the designers used a combination of the Art D�co and Streamline Moderne styles, ensuring the interior of the ship was grand ... ship belonged to an enemy force ... USN / Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships / National Archives / Wikimedia Commons / Public Domain).

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From 'babaloo' to 'slop chest,' these are 35 secret terms only cruise workers know — ...

Business Insider 09 Feb 2023

On a single cruise ship, there may be cruise workers from over 40 countries ... If you don't work on a cruise ship, "no rice, no power" and "don't get a banana" may sound like an alien language ... Insider compiled a dictionary of cruise ship language based on interviews with cruise workers, previous reporting, and industry blogs.

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Some well-known etymologies are too good to be true

Economist 02 Feb 2023

The American Heritage Dictionary lists its Index of Indo-European Roots free online, so curious readers can research how poppycock and cacophony share an old root that means, well, Ship High In Transit. The Oxford English Dictionary traces the gradual changes in a word’s form and meaning, buttressed by literary citations over centuries.

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Rachel Riley claims Countdown viewership has multiplied since ‘friendly’ presenter Colin Murray replaced Anne Robinson

Metro UK 18 Jan 2023

Rachel Riley is delighted ‘friendly’ star Colin Murray has been named Countdown host (Picture. Channel 4) ... ‘Just to have someone who enjoys their job and wants to be there and please everybody, never mind me, but Susie Dent in dictionary corner and the crew, it’s a really happy ship ... PA) ... Twitter) ... That’s why we make it, isn’t it?’ ... Channel 4) ... More ... ....

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Ukrainian Border Guard's Response To Russian Warship Over Radio Recognized By MFA Lithuania As Phrase ...

MENA FN 16 Jan 2023

(MENAFN - UkrinForm) Recently, the Myslovo dictionary of the modern Ukrainian language recognized the phrase 'Russian military ship, go **** yourself...' as phrase of the year 2022. That's according ... .

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Lebanon: World's largest floating bookfair docks in Beirut

Ruptly 17 Dec 2022

The 132-meter-long ship carries a large collection of books with more than 5,000 titles which vary between science, sport, gastronomy, art, medicine, dictionaries and languages in Arabic and English.

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Taylor Swift wins big at AMAs, Bob Iger is back at Disney and Kyrie Irving ...

Billings Gazette 28 Nov 2022

Listen now and subscribe. Apple Podcasts . Google Podcasts . Spotify . RSS Feed . Omny Studio ... Carriers feeling cheery about holiday deliveries; Mastodon emerges as Twitter alternative; Scrabble dictionary adds words ... Learn more about holiday shipping, Twitter alternatives and new words for Scrabble on the latest episode of our daily podcast ... .

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The Police as Human Shields

This Day 27 Nov 2022

Fola Arthur Worrey ... The senator himself escaped death or injury because he was safely ensconced inside his bullet proof SUV ... Imagine! ... That is understandable ... A convoy is described in the Oxford dictionary as a group of ships or vehicles travelling together, typically one accompanied by armed troops, warships or other vehicles for protection.

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Opinion: From the heart: Navigator helps Cape Cod cancer patients chart their course

The Barnstable Patriot 09 Sep 2022

Every day, community members face the daunting challenge that comes with a diagnosis of cancer. Cape Cod Healthcare has continuously broadened its scope to serve the needs of our community ... More ... The dictionary defines a navigator as the person whose job it is to steer the ship, plan and chart the course, pointing the boat in the right direction ... More.

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Two Iconic Veteran-Owned Brands Join Forces to Feature 'Military Slang Dictionary' Apparel

Eagle-Tribune 25 Aug 2022

The new products will feature phrases from the best-selling book "Military Slang Dictionary.". Grunt Style, who licensed the rights to the book, will oversee the production of unique apparel, stickers, patches, and other merchandise based on the dictionary's words and art.

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COLUMN: Book recommendation poses problem

The Lawton Constitution 29 Jul 2022

So when I had to order a new “New York Times Crossword Puzzle Dictionary” because my old one had fallen apart (this was before dictionaries became obsolete) and needed a couple more books to avoid having to pay a shipping fee, I ordered Burdett’s latest in his trilogy.

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Central Texas Foodie: Getting a little salty

Waco Tribune-Herald 28 Jul 2022

You might conjure up an image of someone you know with a salty personality as described by Urban Dictionary. ... Also used to describe someone who has sea experience from a prior deployment, for whom the romanticized idea of ship life is gone and replaced with sea salt.