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The BFD Word of the Day

The BFD Word of the Day

The word for today is… Byzantine (adjective): 1: of, relating to, or characteristic of the ancient city of Byzantium 2 architecture : of, relating to, or having the characteristics of a style of architecture developed in the Byzantine Empire especially in the fifth and sixth centuries featuring the dome carried on

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Face of the Day

Face of the Day

The man charged with kidnapping and murdering missing real estate agent Yanfei Bao is Chinese national Tingjun Cao who has only been in New Zealand since March. Cao, who has entered a plea of not guilty on both charges, was remanded in custody for a case review hearing on November

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The BFD Word of the Day

The BFD Word of the Day

The word for today is… canard (noun): 1a: a false or unfounded report or story especially : a fabricated report b: a groundless rumor or belief 2: an airplane with horizontal stabilizing and control surfaces in front of supporting surfaces also : a small airfoil in front of the wing of an

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Face of the Day

Face of the Day

Oppenheimer star Florence Pugh has once again addressed the “vulgar” comments regarding a nipple-revealing dress she wore in 2022, saying people are “scared” of her freedom. The 27-year-old actress first addressed the online backlash in July last year, shortly after she wore a sheer Valentino dress to the label’s

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The BFD Word of the Day

The BFD Word of the Day

The word for today is… pungent (adjective): 1: sharply painful 2: having a stiff and sharp point 3a: marked by a sharp incisive quality : caustic b: being sharp and to the point 4a: causing a sharp or irritating sensation b: having an intense flavor or odor Source : Merriam -Webster Etymology

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The BFD Word of the Day

The BFD Word of the Day

The word for today is… consigliere (noun): : a person who serves as an adviser or counselor to the leader of a criminal organization Source : Merriam -Webster Etymology : The word consigliere comes from Italian and has been a part of English since the 17th century; it was originally used of someone

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Face of the Day

Face of the Day

Former Prime Minister Julia Gillard was put on the spot while giving a talk at Government House in Adelaide, South Australia when asked to give the definition of a woman. “What is a woman?” audience member and women’s rights activist Biddy O’Loughlin asked the former Labor Party leader

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The BFD Word of the Day

The BFD Word of the Day

The word for today is… ruminate (verb): 1: to go over in the mind repeatedly and often casually or slowly 2: to chew repeatedly for an extended period Source : Merriam -Webster Etymology : When you ruminate, you chew something over, either literally or figuratively. Literal rumination may seem a little gross

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Face of the Day

Face of the Day

A British man has spoken out on his near-death experience, revealing what he saw when he says he crossed over to the other side after a cardiac arrest. Actor Shiv Grewal, 60, had his brush with death a decade ago at his home in southeast London. Despite his wife’s

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The BFD Word of the Day

The BFD Word of the Day

The word for today is… lambent (adjective): 1: playing lightly on or over a surface : flickering 2: softly bright or radiant 3: marked by lightness or brilliance especially of expression Source : Merriam -Webster Etymology : In his short story “The Word,” Vladimir Nabokov limned a dream-like landscape where “a wind, like

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The BFD Word of the Day

The BFD Word of the Day

The word for today is… ameliorate (verb): : to make better or more tolerable Source : Merriam -Webster Etymology : Ameliorate traces back to melior, the Latin adjective meaning “better,” and is a synonym of the verbs better and improve. When is it better to use ameliorate? If a situation is bad, ameliorate

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The Creation of the Alphabet

Yehezkel Laing Yehezkel Laing is a journalist, actor and filmmaker living in Jerusalem. aish.com For a hundred years scholars have been searching for the mysterious people who created the alphabet. Has the answer been under their nose all the time? The alphabet is such a basic part of our

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Facepalm: Paper Straws Aren’t Any better

I hate paper straws. Can’t stand the bastards. They stick to your lips and taste like, well, paper. So it was with a certain sense of schadenfreude that I read this. Paper straws are touted as an eco-friendly alternative to their classic plastic counterpart, but according to new research,

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The BFD Word of the Day

The BFD Word of the Day

The word for today is… jaundiced (adjective): 1: affected with or as if with jaundice 2: exhibiting or influenced by envy, distaste, or hostility Source : Merriam -Webster Etymology : Cast not a jaundiced eye on the word jaundiced—and by that we mean this: don’t dislike or distrust jaundiced because

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The BFD Word of the Day

The BFD Word of the Day

The word for today is… assuage (verb): 1: to lessen the intensity of (something that pains or distresses) : ease 2: pacify, quiet 3: to put an end to by satisfying : appease, quench Source : Merriam -Webster Etymology : Assuage comes from the Latin adjective suavis, meaning“sweet.” (Sweet itself is also a

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The BFD Word of the Day

The BFD Word of the Day

The word for today is… indomitable (adjective): : incapable of being subdued : unconquerable Source : Merriam -Webster Etymology : The prefix in- (spelled im- before b, m, and p) means “not” in an innumerable collection of English words. The common suffix -able means “capable of, fit for, or worthy of.” Combine those two

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