The Fault Lines from Washington Are Felt around the World
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The word for today is… festinate (verb, adjective) - verb : hasten adjective : hasty Source : Merriam-Webster Etymology : Festinate is one among many in the category of words whose early recorded use is in the works of William Shakespeare. He used it as an adjective (which is pronounced \FESS-tuh-nut) in King Lear,
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Have I need of mad men, that ye have brought this fellow to play the mad man in my presence? shall this fellow come into my house?