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    Expression: Show up

    19/03/2026 | 11 mins.
    Learn the English expression, "show up"
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    America's religious decline may be on pause

    16/03/2026 | 13 mins.
    Today's story: For decades, the United States followed other wealthy democracies in becoming less religious. The share of Americans identifying as Christian fell sharply, while the number of people with no religious affiliation grew. But new data suggest that this long decline may have slowed. Younger generations are no less religious than Millennials, and adults today are not becoming less religious as they age. Transcript & Exercises: https://plainenglish.com/847
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    Expression: Come to grips

    12/03/2026 | 8 mins.
    Learn how to use the English expression, "come to grips"
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    Shocks, comebacks, and firsts at the Milan Olympics

    09/03/2026 | 14 mins.
    Today's story: The 2026 Winter Olympics were kind to some 40-something competitors, but devastating to the skier Lindsay Vonn. Mikhail Shaidorov brought Kazakhstan its first gold medal since 1994 after defeating the self-proclaimed "Quad God." Team GB won its first event on snow, and Brazil became the first South American country to claim a Winter Olympic gold medal. And an anonymous woman somewhere in Norway got quite a shock. Transcript & Exercises: https://plainenglish.com/845
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    Expression: Turn the tables

    05/03/2026 | 12 mins.
    Learn the expert-level English expression "turn the tables"
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