the part of a surface that gives the most power for the least effort, for example when hitting a ball: Happy1216
It’s a way of actively ensuring that you actually understand the concepts of the bookEnsure
to make something certain to happen: Happy1216
This thing that I highlighted five years ago is now very relevant to meRelevant to(adj)
connected with what is happening or being discussed: Happy1216
And the Readwise email has surfaced it for meSurface(v)
to appear or become public, often after being hidden: Happy1216
Or consolidate our memory of the thingConsolidate
to become, or cause something to become, stronger, and more certain: Happy1216
Völklingen [ˈfœlk.lɪŋən] Ironworks - Germany
https://whc.unesco.org/en/list/687The ironworks, which cover some 6 ha, dominate the city of Völklingen. Although they have recently gone out of production, they are the only intact example, in the whole of western Europe and North America, of an integrated ironworks that was built and equipped in the 19th and 20th centuries and has remained intact. 2024-04-25 WHS cowpoke
Miguasha [mɪˈɡwɑːʃə] National Park - Canada
https://whc.unesco.org/en/list/686The palaeontological site of Miguasha National Park, in south-eastern Quebec on the southern coast of the Gaspé peninsula, is considered to be the world's most outstanding illustration of the Devonian Period known as the 'Age of Fishes'. Dating from 370 million years ago, the Upper Devonian Escuminac Formation represented here contains five of the six fossil fish groups associated with this period. Its significance stems from the discovery there of the highest number and best-pres... WHS cowpoke
Doñana [doˈɲana] National Park - Spain
https://whc.unesco.org/en/list/685Doñana National Park in Andalusia occupies the right bank of the Guadalquivir river at its estuary on the Atlantic Ocean. It is notable for the great diversity of its biotopes, especially lagoons, marshlands, fixed and mobile dunes, scrub woodland and maquis. It is home to five threatened bird species. It is one of the largest heronries in the Mediterranean region and is the wintering site for more than 500,000 water fowl each year. 2024-04-25 WHS cowpoke
“Polls can have their own politics, and media polls are often accused of being tendentious [tɛnˈdɛnʃəs].” — Joseph Epstein, The Wall Street Journal, 26 Oct. 2021tendentious
adj
formal word
used disapprovingly
to describe someone or something expressing a strongly biased point of view in a way that may cause argument.
In the latter half of the 19th century, English users took the Latinate stem tendenti- (from tendentia, meaning “tendency”) and combined it with the familiar adjective suffix -ious to form a word describing someone with a tendency to favor a particular point of view, motivated by an intent to promote a particular cause. English cowpoke
Rwenzori [ɾweˈnzɔɾi] Mountains National Park - Uganda
https://whc.unesco.org/en/list/684The Rwenzori Mountains National Park covers nearly 100,000 ha in western Uganda and comprises the main part of the Rwenzori mountain chain, which includes Africa's third highest peak (Mount Margherita: 5,109 m). The region's glaciers, waterfalls and lakes make it one of Africa's most beautiful alpine areas. The park has many natural habitats of endangered species and a rich and unusual flora comprising, among other species, the giant heather. 2024-04-24 WHS cowpoke
Bwindi [bwiːndi] Impenetrable National Park - Uganda
https://whc.unesco.org/en/list/682Located in south-western Uganda, at the junction of the plain and mountain forests, Bwindi Park covers 32,000 ha and is known for its exceptional biodiversity, with more than 160 species of trees and over 100 species of ferns. Many types of birds and butterflies can also be found there, as well as many endangered species, including the mountain gorilla. 2024-04-24 WHS cowpoke
Complex of Hué [hwej˧˥] Monuments - Viet Nam
https://whc.unesco.org/en/list/678Established as the capital of unified Viet Nam in 1802, Hué was not only the political but also the cultural and religious centre under the Nguyen dynasty until 1945. The Perfume River winds its way through the Capital City, the Imperial City, the Forbidden Purple City and the Inner City, giving this unique feudal capital a setting of great natural beauty. 2024-04-24 WHS cowpoke
"From the quaint charm of its historic downtown to the dynamic energy of its burgeoning [ˈbɜrdʒən] Arts District, Gilbert [Arizona] offers something for everyone." — Lux Butler, The Arizona Republic, 7 Mar. 2024burgeon [ˈbɜrdʒən]
verb
To bourgeon is to grow or develop quickly—in other words to flourish, blossom or sprout.
Burgeon arrived in Middle English as burjonen, a borrowing from the Anglo-French verb burjuner, meaning "to bud or sprout." English cowpoke
近づいて来る
チカズイテクル近づいて来る
ちかづいてくる
チカズイテクル
come towards Japanese cowpoke
There’s no getting around the fact that we live in societyThere’s no getting around (escaping)it
Used to mean that something is certain Happy1216
Colleagues that I don’t really get on with one in particularGet on with
to start or continue doing something, especially work
Not to start relationships Happy1216
That’s the idea of mimetic desireMimetic
epresenting or imitating something, especially in art: Happy1216
