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The early 2000s witnessed a [sea change] in public opinion about smoking in public places.
sea change
noun
Sea change refers to a big and sudden change or transformation.
Today the term is used for a distinctive change or transformation. Long after sea change gained this figurative meaning, however, writers continued to allude to Shakespeare’s literal one; Charles Dickens, Henry David Thoreau, and P.G. Wodehouse all used the term as an object of the verb suffer, but now a sea change is just as likely to be undergone or experienced.
Jun 5, 2025, 6:57 AM
cowpoke
"The road was lined with ancient trees festooned [fɛsˈtun] with Spanish moss." — Tayari Jones, Travel + Leisure, 14 Apr. 2025
festoon
verb [fɛsˈtun]
Festoon usually means "to cover or decorate (something) with many small objects, pieces of paper, etc.," or "to appear here and there on the surface of." It can also mean "to hang decorative chains or strips on."
The noun festoon first appeared in the 1600s when it was used, as it still is today, to refer to decorative chains or strips hung between two points.
English
Jun 6, 2025, 6:54 AM
cowpoke
reminDO makes everything you learn unforgettable.
Reviewing is indispensable to remembering, but I will assist you in keeping troublesome reviewing to the minimum.
Everything you learn will become your strength later on.
Feb 2, 2020, 12:57 PM
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Prehistoric Sites and Decorated Caves of the Vézère [ve.zə.lɛ] Valley - France
https://whc.unesco.org/en/list/85
The Vézère valley contains 147 prehistoric sites dating from the Palaeolithic and 25 decorated caves. It is particularly interesting from an ethnological and anthropological, as well as an aesthetic point of view because of its cave paintings, especially those of the Lascaux Cave, whose discovery in 1940 was of great importance for the history of prehistoric art. The hunting scenes show some 100 animal figures, which are remarkable for their detail, rich colours and lifelike quality.
WHS
Dec 10, 2023, 8:51 AM
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Vézelay [ve.zə.lɛ], Church and Hill - France
https://whc.unesco.org/en/list/84
Shortly after its foundation in the 9th century, the Benedictine abbey of Vézelay acquired the relics of St Mary Magdalene and since then it has been an important place of pilgrimage. St Bernard preached the Second Crusade there in 1146 and Richard the Lion-Hearted and Philip II Augustus met there to leave for the Third Crusade in 1190. With its sculpted capitals and portal, the Madeleine of Vézelay – a 12th-century monastic church – is a masterpiece of Burgundian Romanesque art and architecture
WHS
Dec 10, 2023, 8:51 AM
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Memphis and its Necropolis [nɪˈkrɑpəlɪs] – the Pyramid Fields from Giza to Dahshur [dɑh.ˈʃuːr] - Egypt
https://whc.unesco.org/en/list/86
The capital of the Old Kingdom of Egypt has some extraordinary funerary monuments, including rock tombs, ornate mastabas, temples and pyramids. In ancient times, the site was considered one of the Seven Wonders of the World.
WHS
Dec 10, 2023, 8:52 AM
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Mont-Saint-Michel [mɔ̃ sɛ̃ mi.ʃɛl] and its Bay - France
https://whc.unesco.org/en/list/80
Perched on a rocky islet in the midst of vast sandbanks exposed to powerful tides between Normandy and Brittany stand the 'Wonder of the West', a Gothic-style Benedictine abbey dedicated to the archangel St Michael, and the village that grew up in the shadow of its great walls. Built between the 11th and 16th centuries, the abbey is a technical and artistic <em>tour de force</em>, having had to adapt to the problems posed by this unique natural site.
WHS
Dec 9, 2023, 10:18 AM
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Chartres [ʃaʁtʁ] Cathedral - France
https://whc.unesco.org/en/list/81
Partly built starting in 1145, and then reconstructed over a 26-year period after the fire of 1194, Chartres Cathedral marks the high point of French Gothic art. The vast nave, in pure ogival style, the porches adorned with fine sculptures from the middle of the 12th century, and the magnificent 12th- and 13th-century stained-glass windows, all in remarkable condition, combine to make it a masterpiece.
WHS
Dec 9, 2023, 10:19 AM
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Palace and Park of Versailles [vɛʁ.sɑj] - France
https://whc.unesco.org/en/list/83
The Palace of Versailles was the principal residence of the French kings from the time of Louis XIV to Louis XVI. Embellished by several generations of architects, sculptors, decorators and landscape architects, it provided Europe with a model of the ideal royal residence for over a century.
WHS
Dec 9, 2023, 10:19 AM
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Kluane [kluˈɑːni] / Wrangell-St. Elias [ˈræŋɡəl sənt ɪˈlaɪəs] / Glacier Bay / Tatshenshini-Alsek [ˌtætʃənˈʃiːni ˈælsɛk] - Canada, USA
https://whc.unesco.org/en/list/72
These parks comprise an impressive complex of glaciers and high peaks on both sides of the border between Canada (Yukon Territory and British Columbia) and the United States (Alaska). The spectacular natural landscapes are home to many grizzly bears, caribou and Dall's sheep. The site contains the largest non-polar icefield in the world.
WHS
Dec 7, 2023, 8:06 AM
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