The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.
SVENGALI
Svengali
(noun) the musician in a novel by George du Maurier who controls Trilby’s singing hypnotically
Svengali
(noun) someone (usually maleficent) who tries to persuade or force another person to do his bidding
Source: WordNet® 3.1
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10 June 2025
COMMUNICATIONS
(noun) the discipline that studies the principles of transmiting information and the methods by which it is delivered (as print or radio or television etc.); “communications is his major field of study”
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