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Word of the DayMarch 27 Wikipedia featured article
Men's trophy for the 2016 Boat Race
The Boat Races 2016 (also known for sponsorship reasons as The Cancer Research UK Boat Races) took place on 27 March 2016. The Boat Race is an annual set of side-by-side rowing races between crews from the universities of Oxford and Cambridge along a 4.2-mile (6.8 km) stretch of the River Thames in south-west London. For the first time in the history of the event, the men's, women's and both reserves' races were held on the Tideway on the same day. Trials for the race took place on the Championship Course in December 2015, and the selected crews took part in several practice races in the build-up to the main event. The weigh-in for the men's and women's races took place on 1 March 2016, with both Cambridge's men and women the heavier crews. Pre-race betting had Cambridge's men and Oxford's women as favourites. The men's race (trophy pictured) was won by Cambridge by two and a half lengths, taking the overall record in the event to 82–79 in their favour.
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Men's trophy for the 2016 Boat Race
The Boat Races 2016 (also known for sponsorship reasons as The Cancer Research UK Boat Races) took place on 27 March 2016. The Boat Race is an annual set of side-by-side rowing races between crews from the universities of Oxford and Cambridge along a 4.2-mile (6.8 km) stretch of the River Thames in south-west London. For the first time in the history of the event, the men's, women's and both reserves' races were held on the Tideway on the same day. Trials for the race took place on the Championship Course in December 2015, and the selected crews took part in several practice races in the build-up to the main event. The weigh-in for the men's and women's races took place on 1 March 2016, with both Cambridge's men and women the heavier crews. Pre-race betting had Cambridge's men and Oxford's women as favourites. The men's race (trophy pictured) was won by Cambridge by two and a half lengths, taking the overall record in the event to 82–79 in their favour.
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📕 Word of the Day: dross
dross • \DRAHSS\ • noun
Something referred to as "dross" is of low value or quality. Dross may also be used as a technical term to refer to unwanted material that is removed from a mineral to make it better.
// He's a skilled editor who has a talent for turning literary dross into gold.
📝 Examples:
"Hollywood optimists argue that AI's greatest weakness will be originality. After all, viewers already complain of being deluged with formulaic, low-budget dross churned out by streaming platforms because an algorithm deems it popular." — Tom Leonard, The Scottish Daily Mail, 23 Feb. 2026
📜 Did you know?
Dross has been a part of the English language since Anglo-Saxon times. It comes from the Old English word drōs, meaning "dregs," those solid materials that fall to the bottom of a container full of a liquid such as coffee or wine. While dross today is used to refer to anything of low value or quality, its earliest use is technical: dross is a metallurgy term referring to solid scum that forms on the surface of a metal when it is molten or melting—remove the dross to improve the metal. The metallurgical sense of the word is often hinted at in its general use, with dross set in contrast to gold, as when 19th century British poet Christina Rossetti wrote "Besides, those days were golden days, / Whilst these are days of dross."
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dross • \DRAHSS\ • noun
Something referred to as "dross" is of low value or quality. Dross may also be used as a technical term to refer to unwanted material that is removed from a mineral to make it better.
// He's a skilled editor who has a talent for turning literary dross into gold.
📝 Examples:
"Hollywood optimists argue that AI's greatest weakness will be originality. After all, viewers already complain of being deluged with formulaic, low-budget dross churned out by streaming platforms because an algorithm deems it popular." — Tom Leonard, The Scottish Daily Mail, 23 Feb. 2026
📜 Did you know?
Dross has been a part of the English language since Anglo-Saxon times. It comes from the Old English word drōs, meaning "dregs," those solid materials that fall to the bottom of a container full of a liquid such as coffee or wine. While dross today is used to refer to anything of low value or quality, its earliest use is technical: dross is a metallurgy term referring to solid scum that forms on the surface of a metal when it is molten or melting—remove the dross to improve the metal. The metallurgical sense of the word is often hinted at in its general use, with dross set in contrast to gold, as when 19th century British poet Christina Rossetti wrote "Besides, those days were golden days, / Whilst these are days of dross."
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New Sci-Fi and Fantasy TvFor All Mankind
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Host: #AppleTV
When: 27 March 2026
Season: 5
Language: #English
Genres: #Drama #ScienceFiction
Imagine a world where the global space race never ended. This thrilling "what if" take on history from Ronald D. Moore (Outlander, Battlestar Galactica) spotlights the high-stakes lives of NASA astronauts and their families.
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Derek MartinMaelstrom (noun)
Definition: A powerful whirlpool in the sea or a river; a situation or state of confused movement or violent turmoil.
Used in a sentence: "This scandal dragged me into a maelstrom of rumors and accusations."
From Dutch maalstroom (“grinding current”), maelstrom originally described massive, destructive whirlpools at sea. Only that.
Over time, the word widened in meaning, coming to describe any chaotic or overwhelming situation, be they emotional, social, or political.
A maelstrom is motion with force. It pulls, disorients, and resists control, whether it’s the literal churn of water or the figurative pull of events spiraling out of control.
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Definition: A powerful whirlpool in the sea or a river; a situation or state of confused movement or violent turmoil.
Used in a sentence: "This scandal dragged me into a maelstrom of rumors and accusations."
From Dutch maalstroom (“grinding current”), maelstrom originally described massive, destructive whirlpools at sea. Only that.
Over time, the word widened in meaning, coming to describe any chaotic or overwhelming situation, be they emotional, social, or political.
A maelstrom is motion with force. It pulls, disorients, and resists control, whether it’s the literal churn of water or the figurative pull of events spiraling out of control.
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Mathrubhumi EnglishRead to know the meaning of 'Permeate' its origin, usage with examples, and synonyms https://english.mathrubhumi.com/features/books/word-of-the-day-permeate-meaning-27-march-2026-hc048dxq?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon #WordoftheDay #Permeate #English #Dictionary #Vocabulary
