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Leaders fretting over global economic policy, AI existential risk, and ever-shifting tariffs are missing something key.
A ‘permacrisis’ is nothing new – we’ve been living through one for the last 15 years The word of the year reflects a world seized by constant anxiety, but how did we get here and are we ...
It’s little surprise that “permacrisis” – meaning an extended period of instability and insecurity – has been picked as the 2022 word of the year by the Collins English Dictionary.
Permacrisis signals not only a loss of faith in progress, but also a new realism in relation to what people can cope with and achieve. Our crises have become so complex and deep-seated that they ...
LONDON — We’ve all been living in a state of permanent crisis, a “permacrisis” if you will, according to lexicographers at the U.K.-based Collins Dictionary who have anointed it the word ...
Not much has changed since "permacrisis" was named the word of the year in 2022. Uncertainty and instability remain constant, especially as we head into election season. While many organizations ...
Permacrisis and partygate... what a year! Dictionary compilers reveal the words that define 2022. Harper Collins have decided 'permacrisis' is the word that has summed up 2022 ...
Permacrisis has been on the bingo card since 2020, even if it didn't have an official name yet. Collins dictionary has defined the word of the year as "permacrisis". Just this year, hey?
Going goblin mode is one way of reacting to “permanent crisis” or permacrisis, the WOTY from Collins Dictionary. This “extended period of instability and insecurity” is apropos to 2022, ...
Collins Dictionary has declared 'permacrisis' is the word of the year - and people did not hold back after hearing the news. Meaning "an extended period of instability and insecurity", many will ...
Not much has changed since “permacrisis” was named the word of the year in 2022. Uncertainty and instability remain constant, especially as we head into election season. While many ...
The word “permacrisis” has been appointed as Collins Dictionary’s word of the year, in order to sum up the tumultuous period people all over the world have gone through in recent times.. The ...