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Aiyo’ (or ‘aiyoh’) is an Indian English exclamation included in the Oxford English Dictionary, used to express a wide range ...

The Heritage Foundation member Adam Kissel, of Charleston, West Virginia, asks the panelists how they would measure their ...

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Oxford's 2025 Word of the Year, "rage bait," reveals how social media platforms profit from outrage—boosting drama, tragedy and AI fakes.