Merriam-Webster’s 2025 word of the year is ‘slop’

Merriam-Webster’s 2025 word of the year is “slop.” The word was first used in the 1700s to mean soft mud. It evolved more ...

Merriam-Webster’s word of the year for 2025 is ‘slop,’ and here’s why

Creepy, zany and demonstrably fake content is often called “slop.” The word's proliferation online, in part thanks to the ...

50 Gifts So Good, They Almost Make Up For The General Chaos Of The Past 12 Months

Our eyeballs have seen a lot this year. We have scrolled through a digital universe of products so vast, it has its own ...
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Spain Fines Airbnb 64 Mn Euros for Posting Banned Properties

Asharq Al Awsat Spain's leftist government said Monday it had fined Airbnb more than 64 million euros ($75 million), notably for posting listings for banned rental properties, at a time the country ...
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Japan’s Only Two Pandas to Be Sent Back to China

Asharq Al Awsat Two pandas at a Tokyo zoo will be returned to China in January, the Tokyo government said on Monday, potentially leaving Japan without the beloved animals for the first time in half a ...