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Second Draft: Introductions and long words

by Eleanor Davies November 10, 2025November 10, 2025

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Illustration of Oxford buildings and study materials surrounding text that reads 'Second Draft'

“I now find myself saying things like, ‘Let’s meet at plodge’, ‘Have you bought your sub fusc?’ and ‘I need to pay my battels’ with…

Massacre in Rio de Janeiro: 132 Killed in Bloody Police Raid

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