During his remarks in a cabinet meeting this month, President Trump panickedly dismissed concerns over "affordability." Trump stated, "They just say the word; it doesn't mean anything." Noem calls ICE ...

The traditional response "you're welcome" is being replaced by phrases like "no problem" and "my pleasure." This shift in language reflects a generational difference in etiquette, moving from formal ...

It is likely that Gov. Kathy Hochul and legislators will be searching for additional sources of revenue in the next legislative session. If they choose to explore expanded gambling opportunities, I’d ...

Has "67" reached its peak? Google added it as an Easter egg in the search engine. The new slang term spiked with Generation Alpha and Gen Z this year. Dictionary.com named "6-7" its 2025 Word of the ...

The Oxford University Press promises it's not rage baiting with its two-word Word of the Year. The publishing house announced on Dec. 1 that its experts have named "rage bait" the 2025 Word of the ...

The Oxford University Press is shining a light on the more toxic side of internet culture by choosing “rage bait” as its 2025 Word of the Year. Oxford’s language experts, who are the brains behind the ...

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Previous words of the year include "podcast," "goblin mode" and "brain rot." The Oxford University Press has selected "rage bait" as its word of the year, in a nod to how easily digital indignation ...

Oxford's Word of the Year for 2025 has been announced and it could have folks seeing red. Oxford, producer of the famous dictionary and expert in languages, has selected the internet slang "rage bait" ...

Venezuelans coined a figure of speech for the phenomenon of generals corrupted by drug money: “Cartel de los Soles.” Then the United States started talking about it as a literal organization. The ...

Ontology seems to be among Palantir CEO Alex Karp's most-used words. The philosophical term comes up on conference calls and in SEC filings, and is the name of one of Palantir's key technologies. Here ...