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“Don’t” is a small word, but it can carry a lot of weight. It can stop a child from touching a hot pan, remind a friend

Apex is a small word with a wide reach. In one context it points to the highest point of a roof, a mountain, or a curve.

Hang is one of those small English words that seems simple until you start listening to how people actually use it. A co

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The word follow is small, but it carries more force than it first appears to. It can mean walking behind someone on a st

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Count is one of those words people use all day without thinking much about it, yet it sits at the center of how we organ

“Similar” is a small word, but it does a lot of quiet work. It helps us compare things without pretending they are ident