'Looksmaxxing' among 1,400 new words added to Merriam-Webster's dictionary website
Merriam-Webster's dictionary has added 1,400 words, from “looksmaxxing" and “rickroll" to “cuffing season" and “Sunday scaries," capturing how language is evolving.
Merriam-Webster's dictionary has added 1,400 words, from “looksmaxxing" and “rickroll" to “cuffing season" and “Sunday scaries," capturing how language is evolving.
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A mysterious form of kidney disease that has devastated young to middle-aged agricultural workers in Central America and South Asia appears to have surfaced in Texas....
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Texas is looking to “explore the development” of new energy sources on state land, according to the General Land Office.
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Alvin police say a case where a 5-year-old child was left outside a day care in a locked van will be presented before a grand jury for consideration of criminal charges. The incident happened on Monday at approximately 5:45 p.m. when officers were summoned to a child endangerment...
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Think your gardening season is winding down? Not in Houston. As temperatures begin to cool, it’s time to start thinking about your fall garden. Carol Burton, director of permaculture at Urban Harvest , says the cooler season gives Houston gardeners an opportunity to grow a variet...
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A man went missing along Katy Hockley Road on Tuesday morning.
business
Fat from human organ donors is being processed and marketed as a new injectable option for aesthetic procedures.
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State officials also referred 117 people for investigation related to noncitizen voting, but confirmed nearly 600 other flagged voters are U.S. citizens....
business
With nearly 4 million followers on TikTok and over 2 million subscribers on YouTube, artist Alissa Teo has elevated this simple idea — throwing carefully arranged colored rice into the air to make shapes and images — into a full-blown business....
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The family of a Texas woman is claiming doctors refused to provide a potentially life-saving abortion in response to the woman's worsening health issues, because of the state's total abortion ban....
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For our busy Houston commuters, we have – The Commuter Cut – a special 40-minute version of our show to listen to during your journey home.
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The U.S. is facing a growing literacy crisis and some states are faring better than others. Here are where the Midwest states rank for their literacy levels....
