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Booker's speech has, ironically, put the filibuster in focus. And while the act itself may be considered dull, the word's history and use over time are anything but. NPR's first installment of Word of ...

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Carrying an image of President Trump flanked by the words “Lab Leak,” the new page ... and says it will describe “the true origins of Covid-19.” The website notes that the city is home ...

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It ultimately derives from some ancient Germanic word root meaning something like “give” or “bestow”—which is also the origin of the not-so-festive German word gift, meaning “poison.” ...