Once, every middle-class home had a piano and a dictionary. The purpose of the piano was to be able to listen to music before phonographs were available and affordable. Later on, it was to torture ...

Here's some news for the word nerds out there. Merriam-Webster, the country’s oldest dictionary publisher, is releasing a hefty, new Collegiate edition for the first time in 22 years. “So, the ...

It’s rare for a dictionary to claim that a word has no definition. But that’s what Dictionary.com said about its recently announced word of the year: “67,” pronounced “six-seven,” the slang term that ...

Dictionary.com has announced its 2025 Word of the Year, and if you're not up to speed on this year's slang, you may be puzzled by the outcome. The online dictionary announced on Oct. 29 that its Word ...

With a couple months to spare, Dictionary.com announced its Word Of The Year on Wednesday. “Word” is being used pretty loosely here, as the winner of this prestigious honor is really number(s), and ...

I'm the princess and the pea when it comes to sofas. My husband will attest that I've had complaints about all four couches we've owned since getting married six years ago. Our first sofa felt flimsy, ...

Merriam-Webster announced Thursday it has taken the rare step of fully revising and reimagining one of its most popular dictionaries with a fresh edition that adds over 5,000 new words, including ...

The 20 year veteran of the legislature said the hyperbole is from both sides of the aisle, and the media has not been responsible in the issue. Evansville residents have dealt with inordinately ...

There seems to be a curious habit among a select group of politicians — let’s say, some Democrats with a flair for dramatic headlines — to sprinkle their public statements with just enough fiery ...

As President Donald Trump tells it, never-before-seen things are happening with stunning regularity. The United States is going to build a new missile defense system “the likes of which nobody’s ever ...

MADISON — A comment Democratic legislative leaders say was about shooting three lawmakers with whom she had disagreements was "poorly worded hyperbole," Rep. Sylvia Ortiz-Velez said, promising to ...

One year ago, I wrote a research note on defined outcome strategies — which most commonly include buffer strategies. Defined outcome ETFs let investors stay in an investment while managing risk. One ...