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Inside the Super League’s quick demise | Learn the expression ‘at the mercy of’
Episode 363
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European soccer fans erupted in protests across the continent after the Super League announcement on April 12, and it didn’t take long for teams to…
4 years, 11 months ago
European Super League ends up being a super flop | Learn the phrasal verb ‘shell out’
Episode 362
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On April 12, twelve of Europe’s most elite soccer clubs announced they would withdraw from the UEFA Champions League and form their own “Super Leag…
4 years, 11 months ago
The work from home tech wish list | Learn the phrasal verb ‘filter out’
Episode 361
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With more than a year of work from home experience under our belts, we have some specific ideas to upgrade work from home tools and technology. We’…
5 years ago
The work from home tech wish list | Learn the phrasal verb ‘filter out’
Episode 361
With more than a year of work from home experience under our belts, we have some specific ideas to upgrade work from home tools and technology. We’re…
5 years ago
The first green jacket for golf-crazy Japan | Learn the English expression ‘let loose’
Episode 360
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In an exciting final day of competition, Hideki Matsuyama held off last-minute comeback attempts from two challengers to win the 85th Masters golf …
5 years ago
The great remote work debate of 2021 | Learn the English expression ‘hand-in-hand’
Episode 359
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40 percent of Americans were able to work remotely during the worst parts of the pandemic. Some of those people are still fully working from home, …
5 years ago
The significance of closed borders for US-Canada border towns | Learn the English expression ‘closely-knit’
Episode 358
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Many American and Canadian border towns operate as one big town. The border is simply an invisible boundary that residents cross several times each…
5 years ago
Your COVID vaccine questions, answered | Learn the English expression ‘a feature, not a bug’
Episode 357
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Which vaccine should I get? How many doses do I need? Will there be side effects? Allergic reactions? What about protection from all of the new var…
5 years ago
The rise of digital nomad visas to attract remote workers | Learn the English expression ‘get around’
Episode 356
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How would you like to work from the beaches of Barbados? Or perhaps you’d rather experience the shopping and architecture of Dubai? A growing list …
5 years ago
The last Blockbuster Video store | Learn the expression ‘at its peak’
Episode 355
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In the early 2000s, Blockbuster Video was a thriving business. It had 9000 locations in 14 countries around the world. But their dominance in the v…
5 years ago