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Here's something that may or may not surprise you, I hummed and hawed over sending all of you (as in the world) this for way too long (like around 60 years too long!), but as you are reading this, I've obviously made my mind up.
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National Coming Out Day 2025 | October 11, 2025 | Awareness Days
National Coming Out Day 2025 is an annual observance dedicated to celebrating and supporting individuals in the LGBTQ+ community as they share their authentic
https://www.awarenessdays.com/awareness-days-calendar/national-coming-out-day/
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Word of the day Photokinesis ˌfō-tō-kə-ˈnē-səs Noun Motion or activity induced by light.
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Word of the day Métier ˈmāˌtyā Noun An occupation or activity that one is good at. An outstanding or advantageous characteristic.
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One for
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it's not sexist honest!
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Word of the day Persnickety pərˈsnikədē Adjective Placing too much emphasis on trivial or minor details; fussy. Requiring a particularly precise or careful approach.
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Word of the day Temblor ˈtemblə(r) Noun Earthquake.
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Word of the day Philoprogenitive ˌfi-lə-prō-ˈje-nə-tiv Adjective Tending to produce offspring; prolific. Of, relating to, or characterized by love of offspring.
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Bought your's Yet?
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Teleological ˌtē-lē-ə-ˈlä-ji-kəl Adjective Exhibiting or relating to design or purpose especially in nature.
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Word of the day Paraenesis pəˈrēnəsə̇s Noun An exhortatory composition; advice, counsel.
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Word of the day Encomium enˈkōmēəm Noun A speech or piece of writing that praises someone or something highly. Get a new word in your inbox every day. By subscribing you are agreeing to our Privacy Policy and Terms of Use. Example Sentences Word Origin Greek, mid-16th century
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The Binary Butterfly by Richard Peall Do you know when the world ended? What is the measure of a person’s hope through their life? What drives and thrives in the toil of people? e. 📚 Published by Enigma Press, an imprint of Partnership Publishing
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Word of the day Cwm ˈküm Noun A cirque: a deep steep-walled basin high on a mountain usually shaped like half a bowl and often containing a small lake, caused especially by glacial erosion, and usually forming the blunt head of a valley.
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Word of the day Anomie ˈa-nə-ˌme Noun Social instability resulting from a breakdown of standards and values. Personal unrest, alienation, and uncertainty that comes from a lack of purpose or ideals.
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So, he caved in then BBC News -
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Iran war latest: UK agrees to let US use British bases to strike Iranian sites targeting Strait of Hormuz - BBC News
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Iran war latest: UK agrees to let US use British bases to strike Iranian sites targeting Strait of Hormuz
Keir Starmer's decision comes after Donald Trump berated his Nato allies as
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An Afternoon with Elle McNicoll (11 years and over) Join award-winning author Elle McNicoll to talk about her books, being an author and what it means to be neurodivergent.
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An Afternoon with Elle McNicoll (11 years and over)
Find tickets & information for An Afternoon with Elle McNicoll (11 years and over). happening at Crawley Library, Crawley, EN on Sat, 21 Mar, 2026 at 02:30 pm. Register or Buy Tickets, Price informati...
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I'm still not recovered from that root canal last Tuesday. The root was literally the tiniest sliver of a channel, so I was in the dentist chair for 85 mins whilst he drilled and poked and prodded. He told me that the whole area was so bruised that it will take 7 to 10 days for it to stop hurting.
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Word of the day Exiguity ˌeksəˈgyüətē Noun The quality or state of being exiguous; scantiness.
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Word of the day Palter ˈpȯltə(r) Verb To act insincerely or deceitfully; equivocate. Haggle, chaffer.
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Knowing Rich somewhat, this WILL be an interesting read, so take the chance!
add a skeleton here at some point
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Problem Solvers Needed ! Heeled boots that have hollow heels & are unstable Can I inject a
#resin
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#rubber
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#epoxy
, something into it so that the heel doesn't collapse when walking? Doesn't Have to be perfect, just better than it currently is.
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Nathan Fillion The word is out. To keep Firefly flying, we need a home. And for that, we need you. Like this post, comment on this post, repost this post. Tag a friend, tag an enemy, even tag a Reaver. Give us some “quantifiable analytics” that we can use
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2.1M views · 189K reactions | The word is out. To keep Firefly flying, we need a home. And for that, we need you. Like this post, comment on this post, repost this post. Tag a friend, tag an enemy, ev...
The word is out. To keep Firefly flying, we need a home. And for that, we need you. Like this post, comment on this post, repost this post. Tag a friend, tag an enemy, even tag a Reaver. Give us some....
https://www.facebook.com/reel/1591406248757491
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Word of the day Prolegomenon ˌprōləˈgäməˌnän Noun Prefatory remarks; specifically, a formal essay or critical discussion serving to introduce and interpret an extended work.
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Word of the day Ennui ˌän-ˈwē Noun A feeling of weariness and dissatisfaction; boredom.
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How cold is it outside? It's taken over an hour for my hands to warm up enough to type out a new clients report. We Had to meet outside as the client cannot travel ATM, and safeguarding for both of us prevents me entering their home, Always Has to be in a public space for a physical meet in person.
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how misogynistic is today's society? Start creating a new post and add a GIF, search in the Gifs section search for "woman says *****" Then count How many times a man is the Only person in a Gif. That's How misogynistic today's society is, you Specify female and continue to get male.
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Word of the day Hyperbaton hīˈpərbəˌtän Noun A transposition or inversion of idiomatic word order (as “echoed the hills” for “the hills echoed”).
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My friend
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has written a book Knowing him it is Well worth a look
www.brownsbfs.co.uk/Product/Peal...
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The Binary Butterfly by Peall, Richard (9781917956208) | Browns Books
https://www.brownsbfs.co.uk/Product/Peall-Richard/The-Binary-Butterfly/9781917956208
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Word of the day Katabasis kəˈtabəsə̇s Noun A going or marching down or back. Retreat; especially, a military retreat.
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the availability of the object that falls from the workbench is inversely proportional to its necessity in completing the project
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Word of the day Demitasse ˈdemētäs Noun A small coffee cup.
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The UKs largest ever drone show - 800
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Celestial LIGHT UP Blackpool with 'Best of British' DRONE SHOW! | Auditions | BGT 2026
YouTube video by Britain's Got Talent
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Word of the day Petrichor ˈpetrīˌkôr Noun A pleasant smell that frequently accompanies the first rain after a long period of warm, dry weather.
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Word of the day Anfractuosity (ˌ)an-ˌfrak-chə-ˈwä-sə-tē Noun The quality or state of being anfractuous. A winding channel or course, especially an intricate path or process (as of the mind).
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Word of the day Quixote ˈkwiksət Noun A quixotic person.
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Word of the day Panoptic (ˈ)pa¦näptic Adjective Comprising all in one view; all-seeing. Permitting everything to be seen.
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Word of the day Ocotillo ˌōkəˈtē(y)ō Noun A spiny scarlet-flowered desert shrub of the southwestern U.S. and Mexico, which is sometimes planted as a hedge.
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Word of the day Spoonerism ˈspo͞onəˌriz(ə)m
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Word of the day Catenation ˌka-tə-ˈnā-shən Noun Connection, arrangement, or succession in a regular or connected series (as in a chain). Linkage between atoms of the same chemical element (as carbon or silicon).
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Word of the day Equanimity ekwəˈnimətē Noun Evenness of mind especially under stress. Right disposition, balance.
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Word of the day Interlocutor ˌin(t)ərˈläkyədər Noun One who takes part in dialogue or conversation. A man in the middle of the line in a minstrel show who questions the end men and acts as leader.
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Today, 24th February, marks four years since the invasion of Ukraine.
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I've removed the story as I'm sure it's a total lie. What I am highlighting is the fact that the post got 14k likes & nearly 4k reposts. That is what we are up against.
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Word of the day Desuetude ˈdeswəˌto͞od Noun Discontinuance from use or exercise. Disuse.
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Word of the day Apogee ˈapəjē Noun The highest point in the development of something; a climax or culmination. The point in the orbit of the moon or a satellite at which it is furthest from the earth.
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Word of the day Obdurate ˈäbd(y)ərət Adjective Stubbornly refusing to change one’s opinion or course of action.
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Word of the day Asynchronous āˈsiNGkrənəs Adjective (Of two or more objects or events) Not existing or happening at the same time.
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