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  1. Just how big is the world’s largest plant? | Learn the phrasal verb ‘look into’

    Published: 6/23/2022
  2. A royal party for 70 years as Queen | Learn the English expression ‘look down on’

    Published: 6/20/2022
  3. Unlock the hidden features of Google Maps | Learn the English expression ‘brand-new’

    Published: 6/16/2022
  4. The American UFO craze | Learn the English expression ‘raise the stakes’

    Published: 6/13/2022
  5. What’s the best hard seltzer? | Learn the English expression ‘take the plunge’

    Published: 6/9/2022
  6. Hard seltzer industry isn’t fizzling out anytime soon | Learn the English expression ‘fit the bill’

    Published: 6/6/2022
  7. Updates on Covid companies, Djokovic, NFTs, and more | Learn the English expression ‘to have a history of’

    Published: 6/2/2022
  8. Buy now, pay later: what could possibly go wrong? | Learn the English expression ‘egg someone on’

    Published: 5/30/2022
  9. The rise of buy now, pay later | Learn the English expression ‘think twice’

    Published: 5/26/2022
  10. A new highway across South America | Learn the phrasal verb ‘work on’

    Published: 5/23/2022
  11. A dog's personality is more than its breed | Learn the English phrasal verb 'bring back'

    Published: 5/19/2022
  12. Timeline of Musk's Twitter takeover | Learn the English expression 'come up with'

    Published: 5/16/2022
  13. Turkey is getting a name change | Learn the English expression ‘turn the tables’

    Published: 5/12/2022
  14. Poland has been a friendly neighbor to Ukraine | Learn the phrasal verb ‘ride out’

    Published: 5/9/2022
  15. The good and the bad of company mission statements | Learn the phrasal verb ‘come away’

    Published: 5/5/2022
  16. The search for meaningful work | Learn the English expression ‘day-to-day’

    Published: 5/2/2022
  17. ‘Succession’ gives us a different angle of the rich | Learn the English expression ‘to curry favor with’

    Published: 4/28/2022
  18. Volodymyr Zelensky: actor turned President turned war hero | Learn the English expression ‘stand out’

    Published: 4/25/2022
  19. Passwordless authentication is the future | Learn the phrasal verb ‘pass along’

    Published: 4/21/2022
  20. Passwords may be dying a slow death | Learn the phrasal verb ‘fall for’

    Published: 4/18/2022

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