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In Still Alive, Samay Raina gestures to that fragile balance: how jokes, once released into the online world, can travel far beyond their original context, taking on new meanings, and sometimes carry serious consequences.
From BBC • Apr. 10, 2026
The word “morally” carries a weight with different subjective meanings.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 10, 2026
Recurring materials in his works held layered meanings.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026
Scientific discoveries, technologies and commercial inventions constantly generate new words and meanings, while lexicographers work under the fixed deadlines of a publishing schedule.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 27, 2026
I finally decided that it must be like shalom or aloha and has as many meanings as necessary.
From "Liar, Liar" by Gary Paulsen
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