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Some really fab vocab in this article 😻

🔹 to trundle
🔹 watchful
🔹 to rifle through
🔹 to scour
🔹 to nestle
🔹 a smuggler
🔹 to be laced with sth
🔹 a crackdown
🔹 to nip sth in the bud
🔹 to tout

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Singapore is cracking down on public enemy number one - vapes
The city-state wants to stamp out e-cigarettes with harsh penalties including caning and fines.
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January 17, 2026 at 11:59 AM
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Iceland’s shorter working week has been a huge success – and it’s changed my family’s life

🔹 a headstone
🔹 to engrave
🔹 a pilot project
🔹 to legislate
🔹 to juggle (family and work)
🔹 a gamechanger

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Iceland’s shorter working week has been a huge success – and it’s changed my family’s life | María Hjálmtýsdóttir
For 90% of working Icelanders, a 36-hour week means less stress, more job satisfaction and time to enjoy life beyond work, says teacher María Hjálmtýsdóttir
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November 21, 2024 at 11:37 AM
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‘A great wee place’: the small Scottish factory crafting Olympic curling stones

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February 13, 2026 at 10:30 AM
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“In the U.S. alone, wild insects contribute an estimated $70 billion to the economy every year through free services such as pollination and waste disposal. That’s incredible, and most people have no idea.”

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Unsure how to help reverse insect declines? Scientists suggest simple ways
Entomologist Akito Kawahara’s message is straightforward: We can’t live without insects. They’re in trouble. And there’s something all of us can do to help. Kawahara’s research has primarily focused ...
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January 13, 2026 at 9:05 AM
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Puppy mill survivor went from ‘death sentence’ to therapy dog

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Puppy mill survivor went from ‘death sentence’ to therapy dog
“Her story, from what she was to what she is now, it’s pretty incredible,” said Sue Gibson, Rosebud’s owner.
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January 8, 2025 at 10:57 AM