With 'ragebait' the Oxford English Dictionary word of the year, here's a look at what footballing equivalents might have been ...

The word 'retarded' was once an accepted medical term before it became an insult, was gradually phased out, and has now been revived by Musk and Trump ...

SE Portland residents vigilant as Johnson Creek recedes after rising 30 feet Rising flood waters continue to threaten communities in Southeast Portland as Johnson Creek reached a peak of over 30 feet ...

We spend much of our lives in the in-between — those fleeting moments when one thing has ended but the next has not yet begun. This space has a name, and it’s called “liminal.” It is the thin veil ...

Whether you have buddies in the military or have watched a ton of war movies, you've probably heard several phrases that you didn't understand off the bat. There is a shorthand often used by the ...

King County Executive-elect Girmay Zahilay outlined an expedited transition process Monday, naming a 100-member transition committee and stressing that local government must serve as a counterbalance ...

That last one? “Barm” refers to the froth on fermenting beer or yeast… so apparently, a few bakers and brewers snuck into the data too. When researchers grouped the 1,000 most-searched definitions by ...

Dictionary.com has crowned a set of numbers as its 2025 word of the year. It says it reserves that distinction for a word that reflects "social trends and global events that defined that year" and ...

Sorry, parents and teachers of middle schoolers: your days of hearing "67" shouted randomly are far from over. Dictionary.com on Wednesday announced it has chosen "67 ...

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PLEASANT HILL, Calif. - The start of a new school year brings new changes to California public schools, with transitional kindergarten now universally available for the first time. The 2025-2026 ...