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The pop culture phenomena of 2024 were omnipresent. "Wicked," the Paris Olympics and chatter about April's solar eclipse ...

However, one word has risen above them all, enough to be considered Oxford’s Word of the Year. It’s a word you have likely heard of brain rot. How has brain rot seeped through our lives? How ...

Oxford University Press has named “brain rot” the word of the year for 2024. The term beat out five other finalists: “demure, ...

May I have a word with you, please? Actually, two words. Brain rot. You just never know what kind of surprise awaits you when ...

My accident Dec. 1 meant that my intended column on the Oxford Word of the Year had to be postponed. I'm still recovering ...

The Oxford University Press writeup explains, “‘Brain rot’ is defined as ‘the supposed deterioration of a person’s mental or ...

May I have a word with you, please? Actually, two words. Brain rot. You just never know what kind of surprise awaits you when you check out this space, do ...

What’s the Word of the Year for 2024? Well, as it turns out, it depends on who you’re asking because there are different ...

Merriam-Webster’s 2024 word of the year is “polarization” which was heard around the world during this year’s heated election ...