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Word of the morning is ‘williwaw’ (19th century): a sudden violent squall or a toppling gust of wind.

Goes well with ‘thunderplump’: a sudden downpour that soaks you to the skin in seconds.

Charts shows the international travel experience of people in countries surveyed by Pew's Global Atittudes Survey in 2023. Sweden was the surveyed country in which the greatest share of respondents had visited at least 10 countries.

Have traveled to 10 or more countries outside their own
Sweden 57%
Netherlands 48%
UK 43%
Germany 36%
Australia 32%
France 26%
Italy 25%
Canada 22%
Spain 20%
Greece 19%
S Korea 15%
Israel 14%
US 11%
Hungary 8%
Japan 8%
Poland 4%
www.pewresearch.org/global/2023/...

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Word of the Day is a true favourite, as some of you will know.

Apricity (17th century) is the warmth of the sun on a winter’s day.

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