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How do animals safely cross highways? | Learn the phrasal verb ‘cut through’
Episode 457
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The US is investing in more animal overpasses to help wildlife navigate around highways. If you think about it, highways are fast and convenient fo…
4 years, 2 months ago
Ukraine’s not-so-secret weapon in the war | Learn the phrasal verb ‘play out’
Episode 456
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The Ukraine-Russia war is the first time the world is seeing social media and crowdsourced intelligence having a major impact on the battlefield. B…
4 years, 2 months ago
The hidden costs of inflation | Learn the English expression ‘apples-to-apples’
Episode 455
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Inflation is a hot topic around the world as countries are recording their highest inflation rates in decades. In the U.S., inflation recently hit …
4 years, 2 months ago
Birdnesting: the divorce trend where the parents rotate homes | Learn the phrasal verb ‘move on’
Episode 454
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“Birdnesting” is a co-parenting trend where the kids of divorced or separated parents stay in the same home they had always lived in, and the paren…
4 years, 3 months ago
Will COVID-19 be with us forever? | Learn the English expression ‘build up’
Episode 453
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COVID-19 seems to be on the trajectory to becoming an endemic disease, meaning that it follows a regular and predictable pattern. Diseases move fro…
4 years, 3 months ago
A post Russia-Ukraine war world | Learn the English expression ‘set your sights on’
Episode 452
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Russia’s invasion of Ukraine could spark a complete re-ordering of how the world works. Everything from supply chains to payment systems could chan…
4 years, 3 months ago
Companies are dropping out of Russia | Learn the English expression ‘take it upon yourself’
Episode 451
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Companies from around the globe are pulling out of Russia in a second wave of voluntary sanctions. These go above and beyond the government sanctio…
4 years, 3 months ago
The US and EU are hitting Russia hard with sanctions | Learn the English expression ‘change of heart’
Episode 450
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After Russia invaded Ukraine, the West imposed a predictable – and usually ineffective – round of financial sanctions on Russia entities like banks…
4 years, 3 months ago
The friendly way to divorce | Learn the phrasal verb ‘work through’
Episode 449
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Would you go on a weekend getaway with your partner to finalize a divorce? More and more services are popping up that are aimed at making the divor…
4 years, 3 months ago
Canada’s truckers protest vaccine mandate | Learn the English expression ‘in droves’
Episode 448
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Thousands of truckers united to block North America’s busiest international border crossing in protest of Canada’s Covid-19 measures. Canada requir…
4 years, 3 months ago