Some Republicans across the south are preparing to redraw their congressional maps to boot Democrats out of office — if the Supreme Court issues a ruling on a case gutting the Voting Rights Act in ...

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Betrothal is the formal act or state of being engaged to be married. It’s an old-fashioned word for an engagement, a promise that two people will marry each other. The word "betrothal" originates from ...

First, you have to understand the difference between England and Britain (and the UK, while we’re at it). Because England is part of Great Britain, everything English is technically also British, but ...

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An epiphany refers to a sudden, profound realisation or insight. It is the moment when something that was once unclear or puzzling becomes deeply understood, often resulting in a shift in perspective ...

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British comedian Michael McIntyre has a standard bit in his standup routines concerning the many (many!) slang terms posh British people use to describe being drunk. These include “wellied,” ...

These 17 synonyms for sex were used often enough in 19th-century England to earn a place in the 1811 Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue, a book for upper-crust Britons who had no idea what members of the ...