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Pandemic picked as word of the year

Pandemic picked as word of the year — The word pandemic seen in a dictionary (Jenny Kane/AP)

Mon, 30 Nov, 2020 - 15:21

Associated Press Reporter

Dictionary.com has declared “pandemic” its 2020 word of the year.

Senior research editor John Kelly said that searches for the word spiked more than 13,500% on March 11 when compared with 2019.

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