In 1511, leaders in Mecca believed coffee stimulated radical thinking and outlawed the drink. In 1524, the leaders overturned that order, and people could drink coffee again.
HOMESTRETCH
homestretch
(noun) the straight stretch of a racetrack leading to the finish line
homestretch
(noun) the end of an enterprise; “they were on the homestretch when the computer crashed”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
homestretch (plural homestretches)
the final stretch of a race track
(figuratively) the last part of some activity (e.g. a speech)
Source: Wiktionary
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23 November 2024
THEORETICAL
(adjective) concerned primarily with theories or hypotheses rather than practical considerations; “theoretical science”
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