In 2003, Merriam-Webster kicked ... search volume on the dictionary publisher's website, which serves as an on-the-nose superlative of the current cultural landscape. The first word chosen ...

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“The basic job of the dictionary is to tell the ... etc.” In 2003, Merriam-Webster decided to make “democracy” its first word of the year. Since then, the word — which, of course ...