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The growing popularity of Turkish television (Open to)
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Apr 18, 202420:17pending
Cracks are showing in America's real-estate racket (In the best possible light)
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Apr 15, 202421:50pending
Will new dry 'tiles' be the future of laundry detergent? (Morph into)
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Apr 11, 202422:44pending
Gabriel García Márquez sons publish last book against author's wishes (Cloud you...
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Apr 8, 202426:48pending
Podcasting turns 20 years old (Come to mind)
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Apr 4, 202423:44pending
Like it or not, it's Biden vs. Trump again (Pass the torch)
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Apr 1, 202423:16pending
Four questions about weight-loss drugs (Press up against)
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Mar 28, 202421:21pending
The perils of going off weight-loss drugs (Slow down)
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Mar 25, 202420:17pending
How our lives are different after the pandemic (Stick with)
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Mar 21, 202421:30pending
COVID predictions that never came true (Come true)
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Mar 18, 202423:22pending
Meet me at the 'zombie mall' (Put off)
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Mar 14, 202420:23pending
The rise and slow fall of the indoor mall (Wander around)
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Mar 11, 202420:42pending
The fate of the penny in 7 currencies (More trouble than it's worth)
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Mar 7, 202421:57pending
‘Nearshoring’ in Mexico and eastern Europe (Carve out)
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Mar 4, 202421:21pending
The winners and losers of Leap Years (Fall on)
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Feb 29, 202419:37pending
AM radio goes missing in electric cars (Have something going)
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Feb 26, 202424:07pending
British Post Office scandal: a 'miscarriage of justice' (Drop off)
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Feb 22, 202420:24pending
Correcting bias in academic research (Give in)
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Feb 19, 202422:23pending
The dark side of 'publish or perish' (Cross a line)
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Feb 15, 202423:26pending
More problems for Boeing's 737-MAX (Turn around)
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Feb 12, 202418:36pending
Should London's pedicabs be regulated? (Draw the line)
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Feb 8, 202420:15pending
Ecuador is living a drug-fueled nightmare (Fill a vacuum)
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Feb 5, 202420:30pending
The new six-figure job: prompt engineer (Scratch the surface)
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Feb 1, 202421:34pending
Meet the new neighbor: he's a grizzly bear (Pass down)
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Jan 29, 202419:35pending
Ikea is heading to the city center (Pick out)
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Jan 25, 202418:34pending
The southern accent is fading away (Fade away)
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Jan 22, 202421:39pending
'Golden Bachelor' shows a new kind of reality: dating over 60 (Angle for)
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Jan 18, 202421:18pending
The backlash against too much tipping (Once in a while)
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Jan 15, 202422:13pending
Theft at the British Museum (Go missing)
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Jan 11, 202420:32pending
New York gets serious about its trash (Get rid of)
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Jan 8, 202420:57pending
McDonald's is making changes to its burgers (Fall behind)
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Jan 4, 202420:30pending
The hard work after a snowstorm (Buy in bulk)
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Jan 1, 202422:19pending
Six ways to fail (Root cause)
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Drought in Panama complicates canal traffic (In place)
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Dec 18, 202320:11pending
Iceland braces for a volcanic eruption (Up close)
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Dec 14, 202322:13pending
Battle for sunken treasure off Colombia's coast (Destined for)
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Dec 11, 202321:33pending
The new attraction in Las Vegas is a giant ball (Get going)
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Dec 7, 202319:27pending
Can’t sleep 8 hours? There’s still hope (Catch up)
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Dec 4, 202321:08pending
SBF: Villain or a careless founder in over his head? | Learn English expression...
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Nov 30, 202323:30pending
The sad story of Sam Bankman-Fried | Learn English phrasal verb 'pay off'
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Nov 27, 202323:03pending
Celine Dion is keeping New Zealanders up all night | Learn English expression 'r...
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Nov 23, 202322:12pending
Why are movies getting longer? | Learn English expression 'upper hand'
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Nov 20, 202322:34pending
The Twinkie refuses to die | Learn English expression 'try your hand at'
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Nov 16, 202321:10pending
Super-shoes help propel runners to marathon records | Learn English phrasal verb...
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Nov 13, 202322:53pending
American football is smitten with Taylor Swift | Learn English expression 'lean...
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Nov 9, 202322:19pending
Biden's uphill battle for re-election | Learn English expression 'play into some...
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Nov 6, 202321:08pending
Fernando Botero, Colombia’s artist of over-sized subjects | Learn English expres...
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Nov 2, 202322:27pending
The Great Paris Bedbug Battle of 2023 | Learn English phrasal verb 'creep out'
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Oct 30, 202320:38pending
Surge pricing comes to the pub | Learn English phrasal verb 'cut short'
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Oct 26, 202323:13pending
The latest on Threads, X, Wagner, Trump and more | Learn English phrasal verb 's...
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Oct 23, 202322:58pending
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