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| 'I'm sorry. Goodbye,' before deadly blast Mon, 06 Feb 2012 16:44:02 EST The deaths of a Washington man and his two sons in what authorities believe was a murder-suicide may mean the 2009 disappearance of the children's mother may never be solved. |
| Massachusetts stranded-dolphin death toll up to 92 Mon, 06 Feb 2012 14:15:32 EST The unexplained beachings of scores of dolphins over the past month along Cape Cod, Massachusetts, is the largest "single-species event" of its kind on record in the northeastern United States, a marine mammal specialist said Monday. |
| Scandal-plagued school closes for 2 days Mon, 06 Feb 2012 14:18:16 EST An L.A. elementary school at the center of two child abuse cases will be closed for two days this week as the investigations continue, officials said. |
| College lacrosse player's murder trial begins in Virginia Mon, 06 Feb 2012 15:51:06 EST The trial of a University of Virginia lacrosse player who is accused of fatally beating his ex-girlfriend is expected to begin Monday. |
| Nearly 500 on 2 Princess cruise ships stricken by Norovirus Sun, 05 Feb 2012 18:10:03 EST Nearly 500 cases of Norovirus have been reported on two Florida-based Princess Cruises ships, the cruise line said Sunday. |
| Bishop Eddie Long apologizes to Jewish group after Torah ceremony Sun, 05 Feb 2012 19:42:55 EST Bishop Eddie Long has apologized to the Anti-Defamation League over an incident in which he was wrapped in a Torah scroll and crowned "king." |
| Authorities: Man killed after stealing police car, killing officer Mon, 06 Feb 2012 16:53:44 EST An Alabama robbery suspect fatally stabbed a police officer in jail, escaped in a stolen patrol car and wounded another officer before he was killed, authorities said Friday. |
| Teens' tics baffle town Sat, 04 Feb 2012 11:23:42 EST In the tiny New York town of LeRoy, one thing is for sure; since October, 16 people suddenly have developed uncontrollable twitching and verbal tics. |
| 'Wild Orchid' director Zalman King dies at 70 Sat, 04 Feb 2012 08:23:20 EST Zalman King, a one-time actor who went on to produce and direct numerous films including "Wild Orchid," died Friday after a lengthy battle with cancer, his son-in-law said. |
| Prosecutors drop Lance Armstrong doping investigation Fri, 03 Feb 2012 20:52:42 EST Justice Department prosecutors said Friday that they are closing a criminal investigation of champion cyclist Lance Armstrong without filing charges that he used performance-enhancing drugs. |
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Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for February 06, 2012 is:
propinquity • \pruh-PING-kwuh-tee\ • noun
1 : nearness of blood : kinship 2 : nearness in place or time : proximity
Examples:
Many of the retirement community's residents cite the propinquity of the area's various cultural offerings as a significant reason for their choice of the facility.
"Canada was faced with the overwhelming propinquity of the United States; it was just next door -- for almost nine thousand kilometres." -- From Derek Lundy's 2011 book Borderlands: Riding the Edge of America
Did you know?
"Propinquity" and its cousin "proximity" are related through the Latin root "prope," which means "near." That root gave rise to "proximus" (the parent of "proximity") and "propinquus" (an ancestor of "propinquity"). "Proximus" is the superlative of "prope" and thus means "nearest," whereas "propinquus" simply means "near" or "akin," but in English "propinquity" conveys a stronger sense of closeness than "proximity." (The latter usually suggests a sense of being in the vicinity of something.) The distinctions between the two words are subtle, however, and they are often used interchangeably. "Propinquity" is believed to be the older of the two words, first appearing in English in the 14th century; "proximity" followed a century later.