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“Manifest” has been selected as the Cambridge Dictionary’s word of the year for 2024.Pop sensation Dua Lipa and globally recognized gymnast Simone Biles have publicly discussed how they have manifested their personal achievements in the contemporary understanding of the term. The expression has gained popularity on social media, being searched nearly 130,000 times on the Cambridge Dictionary’s website this year.Lexicographers noted that the phrase “to manifest” has transitioned to signify “to envision attaining a desire, with the belief that this will increase the likelihood of it happening”.Wendalyn Nichols, the publishing manager of Cambridge Dictionary, commented that the application of manifest…

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An Overground train departing from Bethnal Green station on the newly named Weaver line (Image: Tom Spender/Shutterstock) A transformative chapter has commenced for the London Overground – each line will now be designated with a unique colour and name, as part of an ambitious £6.3 million upgrade. Historically, the London Overground has been eclipsed by the renowned Underground, which has long featured named lines displayed in distinctive hues on the iconic Tube map. Regardless of your feelings towards your local Tube line, at least it was easily identifiable — a contrast to the uniformly orange Overground lines. However, this has…

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European governments have accused Russia of heightening hybrid assaults on Ukraine’s Western partners following the severing of two fiber-optic telecommunications cables in the Baltic Sea.”Russia is systematically undermining the security framework of Europe,” stated the foreign ministers of the UK, France, Germany, Italy, and Poland in a collective announcement. “The ramping up of hybrid operations by Moscow against NATO and EU nations is also unprecedented in its diversity and magnitude, posing considerable security threats.”The statement was not issued directly in response to the cable severances, Reuters reported, referencing two European security officials.War updates: Ukraine launches six long-range US missiles at…

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