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Chancellor Friedrich Merz of Germany, making his New Year’s Eve address, said the change would force Europe to do more to ...

Master the 100 most frequent English words in just minutes! Boost your vocabulary with this essential lesson from Lingua Marina. Perfect for beginner English learners. 'Robbing them': Treasury slams ...

Jan is ready for a new challenge. She's recently moved to Colorado and wants to take advantage of the new terrain and start mountain running. Before the move, she'd been working on her fitness for ...

Every year, Germany’s youth select their annual "Youth Word of the Year", which is voted for by youngsters around the country. Previously, Germans wishing to express that they were surprised at the ...

Once swearwords were dismissed as a sign of low intelligence, now researchers argue the ‘power’ of taboo words has been overlooked When researchers asked people around the world to list every taboo ...

Selected by Germany's youth as their trendiest slang of the year, the expression "das crazy" beat two other shortlisted favorites, "goonen" and "checkst du." Previously, when Germans wanted to point ...

I’ve been thinking a lot about shoshin lately, the Japanese word for “beginner’s mind.” I first wrote about it here, after learning the word from a guest on my podcast Fifty Words for Snow. My co-host ...

Usama has a passion for video games and a talent for capturing their magic in writing. He brings games to life with his words, and he's been fascinated by games for as long as he's had a joystick in ...

The German slang term "Heimscheißer," meaning "home sh*tter," describes individuals who can only relieve themselves in the comfort of their own homes. This phenomenon stems from comfort, routine, ...