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✳ weekly (adj)

weekly (adj) senses:
1. Of or relating to a week.
2. Happening once a week, or every week.
✳ weekly (noun)

Forms:
- weeklies (plural)

weekly (noun) senses:
1. A publication that is published once a week.
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πŸ’‘ Example πŸ’‘ berth

berth (noun): It is realised that the old Pullman standard sleeper, with its convertible "sections", each containing upper and lower berths, and with no greater privacy at night than the curtains drawn along both sides of a middle aisle, has had its day.

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🌜 Future Continuous πŸŒ›

They will be organizing a city-wide tree-planting campaign to promote environmental conservation and sustainability.
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After coming over for a lunch date, Aubrey found dirt in Addison's house.
- (Addison) I'm feeling a little embarrassed right now.
- Oh no. Why are you feeling embarrassed?
- I invited a girl named Aubrey over to my house for lunch, but it didn't go too well.
- I'm sorry to hear about that. If you don't mind me asking, what went wrong?
- I tried my best to make the house look good, but Aubrey commented on how she could see dirt in the house.
- I can see why that makes you feel bad. You focused your efforts on cleaning but were still criticized.
✴ EXCEPTION
✳ exception (noun)

Sounds:
- /Ι™kˈsΙ›pΚƒΙ™n/
- /ΙͺkˈsΙ›pΚƒΙ™n/

Forms:
- exceptions (plural)

exception (noun) senses:
1. The act of excepting or excluding; exclusion; restriction by taking out something which would otherwise be included, as in a class, statement, rule.
2. That which is excluded from others; a person, thing, or case, specified as distinct, or not included.
3. (law) An objection, on legal grounds; also, as in conveyancing, a clause by which the grantor excepts or reserves something before the right is transferred.
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🌜 Present Simple πŸŒ›

The baby babbles when happy.
πŸ’‘ Example πŸ’‘ target

target (verb): This cross-platform compiler can target any of several processors.

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- Excuse me.My bag was stolen.Will you help me?
- When did it happen?
- Just about half an hour ago.
- Tell me where it happened and how?
- Yes.It was just when I was walking in the park. I saw some children with a newspaper.
- That happens often these days.Well, please fill in this " Report of Theft ".
- I want to get in touch with the Chinese Embassy, because my passport was in the stolen bag!
🌜 Present Simple πŸŒ›

The baby naps in the afternoon.
✴ PUBLICLY
✳ publicly (adv)

Sounds:
- /ˈpʌblΙͺkli/

Forms:
- more publicly (comparative)
- most publicly (superlative)

publicly (adv) senses:
1. In public, openly, in an open and public manner.
2. By, for, or on behalf of the public.
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Sasha was playing football and crossed the goal line. They dropped the ball on the ground.
- (Sasha) I felt so good when I crossed the goal line.
- It was a tight game, we almost had you.
- Maybe next time, we can take you.
- We won't go easy on you this time.
- I hope you play seriously then.
- We will my friend, soon we will win.