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Editors and correspondents at the Financial Times reflect on the words of the year
Also in this newsletter: Waiting for Emmanuel Macron’s words of wisdom
...Chris Ma and his team at Citi have explored the power of these written words in a variety of ways — starting, obviously, with testing a portfolio hinging entirely on ratings....
...In a two-hour hearing, Bankman-Fried’s words came back to haunt him time and again....
From R Vijayaraghavan, San Jose, CA, US
...It just needs wittier words. ★★★☆☆ To February 17 in Glasgow, then February 22 and 24 in Edinburgh, scottishopera.org.uk...
...This film’s USP is that it uses Kahlo’s own words, taken from her diaries, offering a predominantly first-person narrative in voiceover....
...Stephen Flynn, Westminster leader of the SNP, said: “The Speaker broke the rules last week — and this week he has broken his word. How can MPs have any trust in the Speaker.”...
...Contemporary authors’ word processors and laptops conceal their self-editing and with it much that preceded the finished article....
...America’s pressure on Israel must go beyond stern words and leaked angry conversations. The US today is complicit in the destruction of Gazan society, the immiseration of much of the strip....
ECB president’s words encapsulate rising anxiety among EU leaders about US election
...The basic meaning of this word is “proportional”. For example, the current in a telephone wire is proportional to the acoustic pressure of the original sound....
From glossy magazines to coffee-table books, luxury houses increasingly see publications as a springboard for sales
...Kemi Badenoch and the former Post Office chair were locked in a war of words on Monday, as the business secretary accused Henry Staunton of making “wild, baseless allegations” about the government’s handling...
...Enticed is an inadequate word. For a hardened and cynical restaurant goer, this feels like being comprehensively seduced....
...Over pulverising, uncompromising road rap beats, Payper spat out brutal words like bullets. His main lyrical shtick was marvelling at how his previous gangster life has led to his present stardom....
...I expect some ribbing at home about being out of touch about new words, but should I be prepared for it at work?...
From J Gibbs, Beckenham, Kent, UK
...No mention of the B-word, then....
‘I’m pretty sure the word you’ve been using to describe the new Scrabble isn’t allowed’
...must have been taught “bi word of mouthe”, passing from “oon to an other” down the ages....
...It was Samer who’d taught me that word, before his words had begun to fade. But this was an atypical sort of anamnesis....
...Here, though, we should go back to the differences between words and actions. If there is a clear and present danger to someone’s safety, then speech that provokes that danger should be prohibited....
Also in today’s newsletter, brighter weather ahead for offshore wind and a closer look at ESG bond funds
...In fact, to write well requires a sense of imagery and of the musicality of words....
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