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Many people think they can pull one over on someone else. They use certain phrases to deflect from their true intentions.

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NSW is considering banning 'globalise the intifada' to combat antisemitism - but 'hate speech' will always find a new slogan.

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When someone thinks they're being polite, those with incredible intelligence can see right through it. Here are 11 phrases ...

Stacker has rounded up 26 old-timey sayings from the 1950s through the 1990s to explore their beginnings and their original ...

Dietician Veronica La Marca often gives her advice on children who a picky eaters. In one of her latest pieces of advice, she ...

Prediction markets claim to reveal the future, but when wars, elections, and disasters are used for gambling, the ...