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Words That Matter
Some of the year’s most influential writers, thinkers, and experts reflect on the words that matter most in 2018.
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Why ‘Moments’ Is the Word of the Year
Why ‘Moments’ Is the Word of the Year
Memories Beto and I will share to remind our kids the campaign was worth it
Amy O'Rourke
Dec 14, 2018
Why ‘Grieve’ Is the Word of the Year
Why ‘Grieve’ Is the Word of the Year
A lifetime of public and private mourning
Alexander Chee
Dec 14, 2018
Why ‘Trust’ Is the Word of the Year
Why ‘Trust’ Is the Word of the Year
We have learned that when women aren’t trusted, they lose power
Jessica Valenti
Dec 13, 2018
Why ‘Risk’ Is the Word of the Year
Why ‘Risk’ Is the Word of the Year
The president is a walking, talking, tweeting risk factor for the world
Bryan Walsh
Dec 14, 2018
Why ‘Trauma’ Is the Word of the Year
Why ‘Trauma’ Is the Word of the Year
In 2018, none of us escaped the punishment of trauma
Carvell Wallace
Dec 13, 2018
Why ‘Smoke’ Is the Word of the Year
Why ‘Smoke’ Is the Word of the Year
As wildfires raged, a smokescreen seemed to conceal the truth
Ottessa Moshfegh
Dec 12, 2018
Why ‘Listen’ Is the Word of the Year
Why ‘Listen’ Is the Word of the Year
We risk getting dumber and meaner when we don’t listen
nancy gibbs
Dec 12, 2018
Why ‘Truth’ Is James Comey’s Word of the Year
Why ‘Truth’ Is James Comey’s Word of the Year
2018 delivered an unprecedented cascade of lies
James Comey
Dec 10, 2018
Why ‘Rage’ Is the Word of the Year
Why ‘Rage’ Is the Word of the Year
The word—and the feeling—became ubiquitous in 2018
Morgan Jerkins
Dec 10, 2018
Why ‘Nation’ Is the Word of the Year
Why ‘Nation’ Is the Word of the Year
Virulent nationalism proves the U.S. was founded on a myth
Douglas Rushkoff
Dec 11, 2018
Why ‘F*ck’ Is the Word of the Year
Why ‘F*ck’ Is the Word of the Year
How the word became a virtue signal in 2018
Meghan Daum
Dec 11, 2018
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