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Unlock the hidden features of Google Maps | Learn the English expression ‘brand-new’
Episode 477
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Google Maps, the world’s most popular mapping application, is known for helping people get from one place to another. But did you know that the app…
4 years ago
The American UFO craze | Learn the English expression ‘raise the stakes’
Episode 476
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The US government has kept a running list of UFO sightings since the 1940s, and until recently, the list was kept secret. Today, we’re talking about…
4 years ago
What’s the best hard seltzer? | Learn the English expression ‘take the plunge’
Episode 475
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In Tuesday’s lesson, we talked about how hard seltzers have become one of the most popular alcoholic beverages in the US in just the last few years…
4 years ago
Hard seltzer industry isn’t fizzling out anytime soon | Learn the English expression ‘fit the bill’
Episode 474
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Hard seltzers burst on the scene just a few years ago, and now they are one of the most popular drink options among Americans. Hard seltzers are ma…
4 years ago
Updates on Covid companies, Djokovic, NFTs, and more | Learn the English expression ‘to have a history of’
Episode 473
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Today, we review the latest news on six previous topics: how the Covid business winners are doing two years later, Novak Djokovic’s return to compe…
4 years ago
Buy now, pay later: what could possibly go wrong? | Learn the English expression ‘egg someone on’
Episode 472
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Buy now, pay later started as an option for people without credit cards to pay for big purchases, like furniture or airline flights, in installment…
4 years ago
The rise of buy now, pay later | Learn the English expression ‘think twice’
Episode 471
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Buy now, pay later is on the rise as Americans learn to love the Brazilian way to pay. People without credit scores and credit cards are able to sp…
4 years, 1 month ago
A new highway across South America | Learn the phrasal verb ‘work on’
Episode 470
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A new highway will connect the landlocked regions of South America to the Pacific Ocean, and the first link from Paraguay was just completed. South…
4 years, 1 month ago
A dog's personality is more than its breed | Learn the English phrasal verb 'bring back'
Episode 469
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Labrador Retrievers are friendly; pit bulls are aggressive; poodles are playful. These generalizations are often true, but a new study shows that a…
4 years, 1 month ago
Timeline of Musk's Twitter takeover | Learn the English expression 'come up with'
Episode 468
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Elon Musk, the billionaire founder of Tesla, SpaceX, and other companies, surprised the business world by offering to buy Twitter, a publicly-trade…
4 years, 1 month ago