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This is BBC News. The headlines: U.S
This is BBC News. The headlines: U.S
This
is
BBC
News
The
headlines:
US
President Biden is
in
in
X
the UK
to
to
X
meet
President Biden is in the
UK
UK
X
to meet
President
Biden
is
in
the
UK
to
meet
Rishi Sunak and King Charles ahead
of
of
X
a
Rishi Sunak and King Charles ahead of a
Rishi
Sunak
and
King
Charles
ahead
of
a
crucial NATO summit.
crucial
crucial
X
NATO
NATO
X
summit
summit
X
.
crucial
NATO
summit
A second eight-year-old child has died
A second eight-year-old child has died
A
second
eight-year-old
child
has
died
after
after
X
a car crashed
into
into
X
a school in
after a car
crashed
crashed
X
into a school in
after
a
car
crashed
into
a
school
in
Southwest London on Thursday.
Southwest London on Thursday.
Southwest
London
on
Thursday
Alarm bells ring
as
as
X
the latest
Alarm bells ring
Alarm bells ring
X
as the latest
Alarm
bells
ring
as
the
latest
inflation figures
from
from
X
China show the
inflation
figures
figures
X
from China show the
inflation
figures
from
China
show
the
economic slowdown is deepening.
economic
slowdown
slowdown
X
is deepening.
economic
slowdown
is
deepening
Plus reaching the 10-year milestone: the
Plus reaching the 10-year
milestone
milestone
X
: the
Plus
reaching
the
10-year
milestone:
the
K-pop supergroup BTS have released a
K-pop supergroup BTS have released a
K-pop
supergroup
BTS
have
released
a
memoir
in
in
X
South Korea
to
to
X
mark their 10th
memoir
memoir
X
in South Korea to mark their 10th
memoir
in
South
Korea
to
mark
their
10th
anniversary.
anniversary.
anniversary.
X
anniversary
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ˈmɛmwɑː
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ˈmɛmˌwɑr
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________(________n________o________u________n________)________ ________A________ ________m________e________m________o________i________r________ ________i________s________ ________a________ ________t________y________p________e________ ________o________f________ ________b________o________o________k________ ________o________r________ ________a________r________t________i________c________l________e________ ________t________h________a________t________ ________i________s________ ________w________r________i________t________t________e________n________ ________a________b________o________u________t________ ________a________ ________p________e________r________s________o________n________'________s________ ________l________i________f________e________,________ ________u________s________u________a________l________l________y________ ________f________o________c________u________s________i________n________g________ ________o________n________ ________a________ ________p________a________r________t________i________c________u________l________a________r________ ________p________e________r________i________o________d________ ________o________r________ ________e________v________e________n________t________.________
ˈsləʊdaʊn
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ˈsloʊˌdaʊn
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Definition
________(________v________e________r________b________)________ ________t________o________ ________b________e________g________i________n________ ________t________o________ ________m________o________v________e________ ________a________t________ ________a________ ________l________o________w________e________r________ ________s________p________e________e________d________
ˌjuːˈkeɪ
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ˌjuˈkeɪ
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Definition
________(________a________b________b________r________e________v________i________a________t________i________o________n________)________ ________U________n________i________t________e________d________ ________K________i________n________g________d________o________m________
Definition
________(________n________o________u________n________)________ ________A________ ________d________a________y________ ________o________r________ ________e________v________e________n________t________ ________t________h________a________t________ ________i________s________ ________c________e________l________e________b________r________a________t________e________d________ ________o________r________ ________r________e________m________e________m________b________e________r________e________d________ ________e________a________c________h________ ________y________e________a________r________,________ ________u________s________u________a________l________l________y________ ________o________n________ ________t________h________e________ ________s________a________m________e________ ________d________a________t________e________ ________a________s________ ________t________h________e________ ________o________r________i________g________i________n________a________l________ ________e________v________e________n________t________,________
Definition
________(________n________o________u________n________)________ ________f________i________g________u________r________e________s________ ________a________r________e________ ________n________u________m________b________e________r________s________ ________o________r________ ________s________t________a________t________i________s________t________i________c________s________ ________t________h________a________t________ ________a________r________e________ ________u________s________e________d________ ________t________o________ ________r________e________p________r________e________s________e________n________t________ ________a________ ________p________a________r________t________i________c________u________l________a________r________ ________s________e________t________ ________o________f________ ________d________a________t________a________ ________o________r________ ________i________n________f________o________r________m________a________t________i________o________n________
Definition
________(________p________h________r________a________s________e________)________ ________A________ ________w________a________r________n________i________n________g________ ________s________i________g________n________a________l________ ________t________h________a________t________ ________s________o________m________e________t________h________i________n________g________ ________i________s________ ________w________r________o________n________g________ ________o________r________ ________d________a________n________g________e________r________o________u________s________,________
Definition
________(________v________e________r________b________)________ ________t________o________ ________d________a________m________a________g________e________ ________(________a________ ________v________e________h________i________c________l________e________)________ ________b________y________ ________c________a________u________s________i________n________g________ ________i________t________ ________t________o________ ________h________i________t________ ________s________o________m________e________t________h________i________n________g________
ˈmʌɪlstəʊn
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ˈmaɪlˌstoʊn
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Definition
1. ________(________n________o________u________n________,________)________ ________A________ ________s________i________g________n________i________f________i________c________a________n________t________ ________e________v________e________n________t________ ________o________r________ ________s________t________a________g________e________ ________i________n________ ________t________h________e________ ________d________e________v________e________l________o________p________m________e________n________t________ ________o________f________ ________s________o________m________e________t________h________i________n________g________,________
2. ________(________n________o________u________n________)________ ________a________ ________s________t________o________n________e________ ________b________y________ ________t________h________e________ ________s________i________d________e________ ________o________f________ ________a________ ________r________o________a________d________ ________t________h________a________t________ ________s________h________o________w________s________ ________t________h________e________ ________d________i________s________t________a________n________c________e________ ________i________n________ ________m________i________l________e________s________ ________t________o________ ________a________ ________s________p________e________c________i________f________i________e________d________ ________p________l________a________c________e________
Definition
________(________n________o________u________n________)________ ________a________ ________m________e________e________t________i________n________g________ ________o________r________ ________s________e________r________i________e________s________ ________o________f________ ________m________e________e________t________i________n________g________s________ ________b________e________t________w________e________e________n________ ________t________h________e________ ________l________e________a________d________e________r________s________ ________o________f________ ________t________w________o________ ________o________r________ ________m________o________r________e________ ________g________o________v________e________r________n________m________e________n________t________s________
ˈkruːʃl
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ˈkruʃ(ə)l
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Definition
________(________a________d________j________e________c________t________i________v________e________,________)________ ________I________m________p________o________r________t________a________n________t________,________ ________e________s________s________e________n________t________i________a________l________,________ ________o________r________ ________n________e________c________e________s________s________a________r________y________,________
ˈneɪtəʊ
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ˈneɪdoʊ
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Definition
________(________p________r________o________p________e________r________ ________n________o________u________n________)________ ________N________o________r________t________h________ ________A________t________l________a________n________t________i________c________ ________T________r________e________a________t________y________ ________O________r________g________a________n________i________z________a________t________i________o________n________,________ ________a________n________ ________i________n________t________e________r________g________o________v________e________r________n________m________e________n________t________a________l________ ________m________i________l________i________t________a________r________y________ ________a________l________l________i________a________n________c________e________ ________b________e________t________w________e________e________n________ ________3________0________ ________N________o________r________t________h________ ________A________m________e________r________i________c________a________n________ ________a________n________d________ ________E________u________r________o________p________e________a________n________ ________c________o________u________n________t________r________i________e________s________
memoir
ˈmɛmwɑː
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ˈmɛmˌwɑr
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Definition
(noun) A memoir is a type of book or article that is written about a person's life, usually focusing on a particular period or event.
Example
in 1924 she published a short memoir of her husband
slowdown
ˈsləʊdaʊn
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ˈsloʊˌdaʊn
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Definition
(verb) to begin to move at a lower speed
Example
The slowdown in the housing market has caused a ripple effect throughout the economy.
UK
ˌjuːˈkeɪ
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ˌjuˈkeɪ
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Definition
(abbreviation) United Kingdom
Example
The UK is no longer a member of the European Union
anniversary.
Definition
(noun) A day or event that is celebrated or remembered each year, usually on the same date as the original event,
Example
We will be celebrating our wedding anniversary next month.
figures
Definition
(noun) figures are numbers or statistics that are used to represent a particular set of data or information
Example
The figures from the survey showed that most people were in favour of the new policy.
Alarm bells ring
Definition
(phrase) A warning signal that something is wrong or dangerous,
Example
The alarm bells rang when she refused to take part in his birthday celebrations. Something was wrong between them.,
crashed
Definition
(verb) to damage (a vehicle) by causing it to hit something
Example
The plane crashed into the mountain
milestone
ˈmʌɪlstəʊn
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ˈmaɪlˌstoʊn
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Definition
1. (noun,) A significant event or stage in the development of something,
2. (noun) a stone by the side of a road that shows the distance in miles to a specified place
Example
the speech is being hailed as a milestone in race relations
summit
Definition
(noun) a meeting or series of meetings between the leaders of two or more governments
crucial
ˈkruːʃl
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ˈkruʃ(ə)l
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Definition
(adjective,) Important, essential, or necessary,
Example
The crucial decision was made at the meeting,
NATO
ˈneɪtəʊ
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ˈneɪdoʊ
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Definition
(proper noun) North Atlantic Treaty Organization, an intergovernmental military alliance between 30 North American and European countries
Example
The NATO summit was a crucial event for the future of international relations
memoir
ˈmɛmwɑː
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ˈmɛmˌwɑr
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Definition
(noun) A memoir is a type of book or article that is written about a person's life, usually focusing on a particular period or event.
Example
in 1924 she published a short memoir of her husband
slowdown
ˈsləʊdaʊn
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ˈsloʊˌdaʊn
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Definition
(verb) to begin to move at a lower speed
Example
The slowdown in the housing market has caused a ripple effect throughout the economy.
UK
ˌjuːˈkeɪ
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ˌjuˈkeɪ
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Definition
(abbreviation) United Kingdom
Example
The UK is no longer a member of the European Union
anniversary.
Definition
(noun) A day or event that is celebrated or remembered each year, usually on the same date as the original event,
Example
We will be celebrating our wedding anniversary next month.
figures
Definition
(noun) figures are numbers or statistics that are used to represent a particular set of data or information
Example
The figures from the survey showed that most people were in favour of the new policy.
Alarm bells ring
Definition
(phrase) A warning signal that something is wrong or dangerous,
Example
The alarm bells rang when she refused to take part in his birthday celebrations. Something was wrong between them.,
crashed
Definition
(verb) to damage (a vehicle) by causing it to hit something
Example
The plane crashed into the mountain
milestone
ˈmʌɪlstəʊn
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ˈmaɪlˌstoʊn
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Definition
1. (noun,) A significant event or stage in the development of something,
2. (noun) a stone by the side of a road that shows the distance in miles to a specified place
Example
the speech is being hailed as a milestone in race relations
summit
Definition
(noun) a meeting or series of meetings between the leaders of two or more governments
crucial
ˈkruːʃl
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ˈkruʃ(ə)l
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Definition
(adjective,) Important, essential, or necessary,
Example
The crucial decision was made at the meeting,
NATO
ˈneɪtəʊ
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ˈneɪdoʊ
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Definition
(proper noun) North Atlantic Treaty Organization, an intergovernmental military alliance between 30 North American and European countries
Example
The NATO summit was a crucial event for the future of international relations
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milestone
ˈmʌɪlstəʊn
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ˈmaɪlˌstoʊn
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Definition
(noun,) A significant event or stage in the development of something,
Definition
(noun) a stone by the side of a road that shows the distance in miles to a specified place
Example
the speech is being hailed as a milestone in race relations
anniversary.
Definition
(noun) A day or event that is celebrated or remembered each year, usually on the same date as the original event,
Example
We will be celebrating our wedding anniversary next month.
memoir
ˈmɛmwɑː
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ˈmɛmˌwɑr
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Definition
(noun) A memoir is a type of book or article that is written about a person's life, usually focusing on a particular period or event.
Example
in 1924 she published a short memoir of her husband
NATO
ˈneɪtəʊ
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ˈneɪdoʊ
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Definition
(proper noun) North Atlantic Treaty Organization, an intergovernmental military alliance between 30 North American and European countries
Example
The NATO summit was a crucial event for the future of international relations
figures
Definition
(noun) figures are numbers or statistics that are used to represent a particular set of data or information
Example
The figures from the survey showed that most people were in favour of the new policy.
UK
ˌjuːˈkeɪ
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ˌjuˈkeɪ
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Definition
(abbreviation) United Kingdom
Example
The UK is no longer a member of the European Union
crashed
Definition
(verb) to damage (a vehicle) by causing it to hit something
Example
The plane crashed into the mountain
Alarm bells ring
Definition
(phrase) A warning signal that something is wrong or dangerous,
Example
The alarm bells rang when she refused to take part in his birthday celebrations. Something was wrong between them.,
crucial
ˈkruːʃl
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ˈkruʃ(ə)l
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Definition
(adjective,) Important, essential, or necessary,
Example
The crucial decision was made at the meeting,
slowdown
ˈsləʊdaʊn
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ˈsloʊˌdaʊn
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Definition
(verb) to begin to move at a lower speed
Example
The slowdown in the housing market has caused a ripple effect throughout the economy.
summit
Definition
(noun) a meeting or series of meetings between the leaders of two or more governments
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