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Our Word of the Year feminism, plus 9 more
Why Hello Kitty is everywhere.
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'Feminism' is our 2017 Word of the Year
noel 'a Christmas carol'
ballistic What makes a missile ballistic?
net neutrality "providers should treat all Internet data as the same"
surrogacy acting as a surrogate mother
gentrification, gentrify the influx of affluent people that often displaces poorer residents
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having qualities that attract attention
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When your take is both hot and bad.
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