Are you a doom scroller or just a daily follower of world news updates? Today, let us explore the latest headlines and discover useful words in context.
1. adroit: (adjective) cleverly skillful,
resourceful, or ingenious
Thanks to an adroit
air traffic controller, a potential disaster was narrowly avoided when
two planes at Phoenix International Airport were mistakenly assigned the same
flight number. As one American 2482 flight was landing, another was taking off.
The quick-thinking controller skillfully kept the planes safely apart and
quickly cleared up the confusion by calling them “2482 on the arrival” and
“2482 on the departure.”
2. cache: (noun) a hiding place for food,
treasures, money, etc.
Construction
workers drilling beneath a former Belgian brewery made an incredible discovery:
a hidden gold cache worth about $10 million. Inside a small brick
cellar, they found 49 gold bars and more than 4,000 gold coins dating back
beneath the 19th-century building. The treasure is now in police custody while
officials investigate its origins and whether it was stolen.
3. to entice: (verb) to lead on by exciting hope
or desire
A trial
against Meta, the company behind Facebook and Instagram, began August 18.
Attorneys general from four states accuse the company of enticing children
on their platforms by using features like the “like” button and algorithms to
keep children scrolling longer, while failing to do enough to protect their
safety and mental health.
4. to gainsay : (verb) to deny, dispute, or
contradict
As more
states adopt traffic speed cameras, some drivers question their privacy and
fairness. However, safety advocates gainsay these concerns,
pointing to studies showing that speed cameras can slow drivers down and reduce
serious crash injuries.
5. keystone species: (noun) an animal or plant species
that is critical to the health of its own ecosystem
The Samish
Indian Nation is teaming up with scientists to save the endangered sunflower
sea star, a keystone species in the Pacific Northwest. A new
DNA-based tool is helping find survivors of a disease that has wiped out
billions of these 24-legged predators. By keeping hungry sea urchins under
control, sunflower stars help protect kelp forests and the ecosystem around
them.
6. nuanced: (adjective) expressing or involving
subtle distinctions
Experts say
AI can handle basic financial questions, but it often bumbles more nuanced
and complex ones. Although 40% of people have recently asked chatbots
for financial advice, these tools can confidently give incorrect answers and
fail to ask important follow-up questions about complicated situations, such as
business restructuring or job loss.
7. philanthropic: (adjective) pertaining to charitable
giving
Last Mile
Health, a philanthropic
bringing
healthcare to remote communities in Liberia, has won the prestigious Conrad N.
Hilton Prize. Founded in 2007 with just $6,000 in donations, the organization
now receives one of the world’s largest humanitarian awards. It trains
community health workers to diagnose and treat childhood illnesses and provide
other essential care.
8. primogeniture: (noun) the system of inheritance or
succession by the firstborn, specifically the eldest son
Tiny
Liechtenstein is ending centuries of primogeniture royal
succession. Under the new policy, the oldest child in the royal
family—regardless of gender—will inherit the title of Prince or Princess. This
makes Liechtenstein the last European monarchy to move away from a strictly
male-heir system.
*word source from dictionary.com
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