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Word Wisdom: Silent letters

Moosejaw Today 25 Apr 2025
English has silent letters in the spelling of many words ... The main reason English has so many silent letters is that many words are borrowed ... Silent letters, in any language, can cause confusion and mispronunciations.
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A Washington Establishment Letter Targets Trump

The American Spectator 23 Apr 2025
The Letter goes on to say a decided falsehood ... To borrow from the Letter? “History will not forget who stood silent.” ... Which is why the moment to stand up and not be silent about the corruption of the Washington Establishment’s letter has arrived.
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The Board of Deputies of British Jews missed a possible turning point

Middle East Monitor 23 Apr 2025
The letter was headed “As British Jews we can no longer stay silent on the war in Gaza”.
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Dozens of members of UK Jewish body facing disciplinary action over criticism of Israel

AOL 23 Apr 2025
A statement from the board said the letter was “not representative” of its policy on Israel ... The signatories to the letter, which was published by the Financial Times, said they could no longer “turn a blind eye or remain silent” over the war in Gaza.
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Dear Annie: If my marriage is a quiet tension with no love or intimacy, should ...

The Oregonian 23 Apr 2025
Dear Annie. I’m at a crossroads in my marriage, and I don’t know what to do. My husband and I barely talk anymore unless it’s about the kids or logistics ... I wonder ... Dear Uncertain. Your letter speaks to something so many parents silently wrestle with ... ....
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Nebraska’s Stand with Women Act Opposed by Faith Leaders

The American Spectator 22 Apr 2025
Over 100 faith leaders in Nebraska authored a joint letter to oppose the “Stand with Women Act,” a proposed bill that will keep transgender ideology out of sports and private spaces ... signed the letter.
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Dear Annie: Is staying together for the kids every really the right choice?

Michigan Live 22 Apr 2025
Dear Annie. I’m at a crossroads in my marriage, and I don’t know what to do. My husband and I barely talk anymore unless it’s about the kids or logistics ... I wonder ... Dear Uncertain. Your letter speaks to something so many parents silently wrestle with ... ....
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Dear Annie: Do I get a divorce or do we stay together for the kids?

Penn Live 22 Apr 2025
Dear Annie. I’m at a crossroads in my marriage, and I don’t know what to do. My husband and I barely talk anymore unless it’s about the kids or logistics ... I wonder ... Dear Uncertain. Your letter speaks to something so many parents silently wrestle with ... ....
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An open letter to RFK Jr.

Fairbanks Daily News-Miner 21 Apr 2025
To the editor. I regret the fact that I even have to write such a letter, but I will not stand silent. Your statement about autism is horribly misinformed, misguided and steeped in fear ... .
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Twenty Five Twenty One turns 3: Kim Tae-ri, Nam Joo-hyuk’s fate was always clear, so why did we skip the clues?

Gulf News 21 Apr 2025
Every April, old wounds reopen for K-Drama fans as they relive the heartbreak of Twenty Five Twenty One ... Also Read ... Lee Jun-ho and Won Jin-ah shine in brutal tale of silent grief and survivors guilt. A love letter in reverse ... .
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UK Jewish Leaders Condemn Netanyahu’s Gaza War Policies in Unprecedented Public Letter

Watan 18 Apr 2025
They declared that they can no longer remain “silent.” ... The letter reads.“Israel’s soul is being torn apart.” ... “We know we cannot remain silent in the face of new casualties,” the letter states.
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Thursday briefing: ​What a landmark supreme court ruling on biological sex does – and doesn’t ...

AOL 17 Apr 2025
Members of the Board of Deputies, the largest body representing British Jews, have said they can no longer “turn a blind eye or remain silent” over the war in Gaza.
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Lib Dems urge ministers to suspend China visit after MP blocked from Hong Kong

AOL 16 Apr 2025
... he claimed in a letter seen by the PA news agency that the Government had since “been silent on attempts by Hong Kong officials to undermine Wera’s account of her detention”.
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Asian father's nightmare: US revokes visa, detains him for being ‘threat to public safety’

Hindustan Times 16 Apr 2025
ICE claims Harsono's visa was pulled because he is a “threat to US public safety”, but his family question how? The letter from ICE stated the visa revocation would be silent and undisclosed to preserve “ongoing ICE operational security.”.
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English Spelling Is a Mess. When is Enough…Enuf?

Time Magazine 15 Apr 2025
At a word, they’ll be able to rattle off Latin roots, Greek suffixes, silent letters, vowel shifts, olden plurals, and other lexical artifacts that seem to exist in English today only to confuse us—in more ways than one.
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