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02-16-2018, 12:00 AM
There's a powerful story behind today's Dictionary.com 'Word of the Day'
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Words are powerful beyond measure, but they hold different meanings for each person.
With that truth in mind, Save the Children — an international organization (http://www.savethechildren.org/site/c.8rKLIXMGIpI4E/b.6115947/k.B143/Official_USA_Site.htm?msource=wexgphomb615&gclid=EAIaIQobChMIorLn0qCm2QIVDQNpCh3dkQMaEAAYASAA EgJUEfD_BwE) that fights for children's rights – enlisted the help of Dictionary.com (http://www.dictionary.com/) to show how definitions can vary under different circumstances.
On Thursday, Dictionary.com chose "SOS," a noun defined as (http://www.dictionary.com/browse/sos) “any call for help,” as its Word of the Day to raise awareness of the 357 million children currently living in conflict zones around the world.*
SEE ALSO: Apple and Malala Yousafzai partner up to fight for girls' education (https://mashable.com/2018/01/22/apple-tim-cook-malala-yousafzai-women-education/)
In a new report (http://www.savethechildren.org/atf/cf/%7B9def2ebe-10ae-432c-9bd0-df91d2eba74a%7D/WAR_ON_CHILDREN_ENG_US.PDF) titled The War on Children, Save the Children found that one in six kids around the world live within 30 miles of a conflict zone.*The 15% of children in the world affected by war — in places like*Syria, Afghanistan, and Somalia — encounter dangerous challenges that have a major impact on their housing situations, family members, education, and leisure activities.* Read more... (https://mashable.com/2018/02/15/save-the-children-dictionary-word-of-the-day/)
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Words are powerful beyond measure, but they hold different meanings for each person.
With that truth in mind, Save the Children — an international organization (http://www.savethechildren.org/site/c.8rKLIXMGIpI4E/b.6115947/k.B143/Official_USA_Site.htm?msource=wexgphomb615&gclid=EAIaIQobChMIorLn0qCm2QIVDQNpCh3dkQMaEAAYASAA EgJUEfD_BwE) that fights for children's rights – enlisted the help of Dictionary.com (http://www.dictionary.com/) to show how definitions can vary under different circumstances.
On Thursday, Dictionary.com chose "SOS," a noun defined as (http://www.dictionary.com/browse/sos) “any call for help,” as its Word of the Day to raise awareness of the 357 million children currently living in conflict zones around the world.*
SEE ALSO: Apple and Malala Yousafzai partner up to fight for girls' education (https://mashable.com/2018/01/22/apple-tim-cook-malala-yousafzai-women-education/)
In a new report (http://www.savethechildren.org/atf/cf/%7B9def2ebe-10ae-432c-9bd0-df91d2eba74a%7D/WAR_ON_CHILDREN_ENG_US.PDF) titled The War on Children, Save the Children found that one in six kids around the world live within 30 miles of a conflict zone.*The 15% of children in the world affected by war — in places like*Syria, Afghanistan, and Somalia — encounter dangerous challenges that have a major impact on their housing situations, family members, education, and leisure activities.* Read more... (https://mashable.com/2018/02/15/save-the-children-dictionary-word-of-the-day/)
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