‘Beast mode’ to ‘teraflop’: 10 words from the Merriam-Webster dictionary update

‘Beast mode’ to ‘teraflop’: 10 words from the Merriam-Webster dictionary update

NEW YORK — Merriam-Webster on Thursday announced a major overhaul of its popular “Collegiate” dictionary. The company has added more than 5,000 terms. Here’s a few of them with definitions — and some usage examples of our own. DEFINITION: An extremely aggressive or energetic style or manner that someone adopts temporarily to overpower an opponent…

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The new Children’s Booker Prize aims to reward quality fiction for kids

The new Children’s Booker Prize aims to reward quality fiction for kids

LONDON — Britain’s most prestigious literary prize is getting a younger sibling. The Booker Prize Foundation announced Friday that it is setting up the Children’s Booker Prize alongside its existing awards for English-language and translated fiction. Like its sister prizes, the children’s award comes with a 50,000 pound ($67,000) purse. The prize will open for…

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Gold and silver hit fresh highs as Greenland holds investor attention

Gold and silver hit fresh highs as Greenland holds investor attention

Gold and silver surged to fresh highs just days after breaking previous records, as investors flock to safe-haven assets amid a choppy geopolitical and economic ‍outlook. U.S. gold futures for February delivery rose 1.71% to $4,674.20 per ounce on Monday, after earlier hitting a record high last week. Spot gold was 1.6% higher at $4,668.14. It comes after U.S. President Donald Trump announced…

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