'Climate strike' named word of the year

Lexicographers have detected an uptick in words linked to environmental issues
The phrase made famous by Swedish teenager Greta Thunberg and school strikers all over the world has been chosen as word of the year by Collins Dictionaries. The dictionary publisher's annual word of...
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