In the 18th century, the Swedish government made coffee and its paraphernalia (including cups and dishes) illegal for its supposed ties to rebellious sentiment.
UNPROVOKE
Etymology
Verb
unprovoke (third-person singular simple present unprovokes, present participle unprovoking, simple past and past participle unprovoked)
To undo or counter a provocation.
Source: Wiktionary
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10 January 2025
INTERSPERSION
(noun) the act of combining one thing at intervals among other things; “the interspersion of illustrations in the text”
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