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What is the 'pig butchering' scam? | Learn English expression 'show your true colors'

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Ethics of making (and watching) true crime | Learn English expression 'go about your business'

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Netflix's newest hit: a true crime series about a serial killer | Learn English expression 'take liberties'

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Another populist falls: Lula ousts Bolsonaro in Brazil | Learn English phrase 'on a technicality'

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World Cup starts Monday | Learn English phrase 'risk it'

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Elon Musk owns Twitter after long ordeal | Learn English expression 'stand to' gain or lose

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Americans can't agree on what to call these 5 things | Learn what it means to 'change your ways'

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Updates on BTS, monkeypox, and more | Learn English expression 'distance yourself'

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American states fight each other over immigration | Learn English expression 'find your way'

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BBC turns 100 this month | Learn what it means for people to 'band together'

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Asteroid crash: a test run to save humanity | Learn English phrasal verb 'set off'

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Europe braces for two cold winters | Learn phrasal verb 'run on'

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Cheating allegations in top-level chess | Learn what it means to 'stop short of' something

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How chess has evolved over centuries | Learn English phrase 'tailor made'

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Would you eat a purple tomato? | Learn the English expression to have ‘an edge’

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The illusion of ESG investing | Learn the expression ‘welcome with open arms’

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ESG funds and investing in good | Learn the English expression ‘nagging doubt’

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Are AI-generated images art? | Learn the phrasal verb ‘sift through’

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The unlikely path to Queen | Learn the English metaphor ‘open the door’

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Queen Elizabeth II’s long rule comes to an end | Learn the English expression ‘pay respects’

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The resurgence of the mullet | Learn the phrasal verb ‘catch on’

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Chilean voters reject rewritten constitution | Learn the phrasal verb ‘boil over’

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#QuietQuitting: Is this a good idea? | Learn the English expression 'above and beyond'

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Ben & Jerry's takes its parent company to court | Learn the English expression 'take exception to'

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Part 1: the rise of Ben & Jerry’s ice cream | Learn the phrasal verb ‘come in’

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Lesson 500: Jeff and JR's favorite places in Chicago

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Destination Chicago: the capital of the Midwest | Learn the English expression ‘wiped out’

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Electric vehicles will soon be required to make more noise | Learn the English expression ‘walk by’

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What it’s like to stare at a painting for a full hour | Learn the phrasal verb ‘run out’

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Remembering Vin Scully, the voice of baseball | Learn the English phrasal verb ‘treat someone to’

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How did monkeypox become a public health crisis? | Learn the English expression ‘clamor for’

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Will healthcare be the next industry Amazon revolutionizes? | Learn the English expression ‘time will tell’

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Webb telescope’s long journey to launch | Learn the English expression ‘a crack at’

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Asian carp or copi? An ugly fish gets a tasty rebrand | Learn the English expression ‘overrun with’

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James Webb telescope is like a time machine | Learn the phrasal verb ‘turn over’

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The Elon Musk v. Twitter saga | Learn the phrasal verb ‘side with’

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Boris Johnson era is coming to an end | Learn the phrasal verb ‘go after’

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21 teenagers died at a South African nightclub, and nobody knows why | Learn the English expression ‘pass out’

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California dreamin': kids can snooze their alarm clocks | Learn the phrasal verb ‘stay up' | Active learning workshop

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Planning for your digital death | English expression ‘up to date’ | New workshop

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What happens when you (online) die | Learn the English expression ‘in progress’

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K-pop band BTS is taking a break | Learn the English expression ‘loom over’

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Should you bring your ‘whole self’ to work? | Learn the English expression ‘on the surface’

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A controversial new tour is dividing the golf world | Learn the phrasal verb ‘pass up’

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The benefits of keeping a journal | Learn the expression ‘get off on the right foot’

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A Wimbledon without rankings points | Learn the phrasal verb ‘hand out’

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

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A royal party for 70 years as Queen | Learn the English expression ‘look down on’

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Unlock the hidden features of Google Maps | Learn the English expression ‘brand-new’

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The American UFO craze | Learn the English expression ‘raise the stakes’

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What’s the best hard seltzer? | Learn the English expression ‘take the plunge’

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Hard seltzer industry isn’t fizzling out anytime soon | Learn the English expression ‘fit the bill’

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Updates on Covid companies, Djokovic, NFTs, and more | Learn the English expression ‘to have a history of’

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Buy now, pay later: what could possibly go wrong? | Learn the English expression ‘egg someone on’

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The rise of buy now, pay later | Learn the English expression ‘think twice’

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A new highway across South America | Learn the phrasal verb ‘work on’

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A dog's personality is more than its breed | Learn the English phrasal verb 'bring back'

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Timeline of Musk's Twitter takeover | Learn the English expression 'come up with'

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Turkey is getting a name change | Learn the English expression ‘turn the tables’

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Poland has been a friendly neighbor to Ukraine | Learn the phrasal verb ‘ride out’

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The good and the bad of company mission statements | Learn the phrasal verb ‘come away’

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The search for meaningful work | Learn the English expression ‘day-to-day’

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‘Succession’ gives us a different angle of the rich | Learn the English expression ‘to curry favor with’

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Volodymyr Zelensky: actor turned President turned war hero | Learn the English expression ‘stand out’

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Passwordless authentication is the future | Learn the phrasal verb ‘pass along’

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Passwords may be dying a slow death | Learn the phrasal verb ‘fall for’

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Lost ship found in Antarctica after 100 years | Learn the phrasal verb ‘eat away at’

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We’re getting closer to a birth control pill for men | Learn the English idiom ‘shoulder the burden’

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How do animals safely cross highways? | Learn the phrasal verb ‘cut through’

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Ukraine’s not-so-secret weapon in the war | Learn the phrasal verb ‘play out’

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The hidden costs of inflation | Learn the English expression ‘apples-to-apples’

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Birdnesting: the divorce trend where the parents rotate homes | Learn the phrasal verb ‘move on’

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Will COVID-19 be with us forever? | Learn the English expression ‘build up’

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A post Russia-Ukraine war world | Learn the English expression ‘set your sights on’

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Companies are dropping out of Russia | Learn the English expression ‘take it upon yourself’

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The US and EU are hitting Russia hard with sanctions | Learn the English expression ‘change of heart’

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The friendly way to divorce | Learn the phrasal verb ‘work through’

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Canada’s truckers protest vaccine mandate | Learn the English expression ‘in droves’

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Spotify, Joe Rogan, and the content moderation wars | Learn the phrasal verb ‘call out’

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Elizabeth Holmes: Theranos founder convicted of fraud | Learn the English expression ‘buy into’

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The ‘right to repair’ movement | Learn the English expression ‘down the line’

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The SAT exam is going all digital | Learn the English expression ‘just in case’

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Immersive Van-Gogh is a no-Gogh | Learn the English expression ‘turn off’

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Turkmenistan might be closing its Gates of Hell | Learn the phrasal verb ‘burn off’

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Immersive art exhibits are the modern museum | Learn the English expression ‘breathe new life into’

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Volcanic eruption cut off Tonga from the world | Learn the phrasal verb ‘turn back’

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Gaming addiction is now an official medical diagnosis | Learn the English expression ‘put ahead of’

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Novak Djokovic deported from Australia | Learn the English expression ‘on the eve of’

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Egypt is building a swanky new capital city | Learn the English expression ‘from scratch’

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The technology that powers Teslas | Learn the English expression ‘take care of’

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Behind the wheel of a Tesla test drive | Learn the English expression ‘check the boxes’

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The direct-to-consumer email newsletter revolution | Learn the English expression ‘spring up’

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The winners of the digital media revolution | Learn the English expression ‘eat into’

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Destination Boston: New England’s history hub | Learn the English expression ‘founded in’

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Pandemic supercharged the mental health movement | Learn the phrasal verb to ‘open up’

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The electric vehicle charging station revolution | Learn the English expression ‘have the luxury’

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A very big fuss over a little French word, “iel” | Learn the phrasal verb ‘point out’

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UAE has new weekend plans | Learn the phrasal verb ‘decide on’

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The many uses of QR codes | Learn the phrasal verb ‘fill out’

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‘Red’ (Taylor’s Version) is changing music industry contracts | Learn the English expression ‘take something lying down’