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Words at Play : Most Popular Tweets About Words, Vol. 2
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#1: Opportunity

A selection of the most retweeted posts about words and language from @MerriamWebster.

Words We Love: "Opportunity" is rooted in the Latin for "toward the harbor." We hope good things come your way too, by land or sea.

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