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f we could see ourselves as others see us, we would vanish on the spot.”

Contingent مشروط صفة وفد - اسم

Ex Gaining more muscle is contingent on working hard.

Ex The Saudi contingent arrived at the conference today.

Remnant بقايا

Ex The detective found a remnant of the criminal's jacket.

Ex Scientists studied the remnants of the exploded star.

Factiously بتعصب حزبي

Ex They were arguing factiously about business

Ex Decisions made factiously often lead to long-term conflicts.

Strenuous مجهد

Ex Solving political issues is invariably strenuous.

Ex Running a marathon requires strenuous training.

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Americans Use Less Cash, but Still Carry It Americans are using less and less cash — but many still cary it. That's what Pew Research Center found in a new survey. In May and June, Pew asked almost 10,000 US adults about their cash use. And 42% now say that, in a typical week, they don't use any cash at all to pay for things. That's up from 24% in 2015. Cash is least important for the people with the most money. Among households making $100,000 or more a year, just 4% say they use cash for everything or almost everything. But among households making less than $30,000 a year, 26% still use cash for everything or almost everything. Young Americans also don't use much cash. More than half of adults under 30 don't use any cash in a typical week. But just one-third of those 65 and older say they don't use cash. While they don't use cash as much as they used to, many Americans still carry it. Forty-six percent say they carry cash always or most of the time — and that goes up to 69% among those 65 and older. And while they're the group that's least likely to use it, half of Americans in households making $100,000 or more still say they carry cash always or most of the time. But just 29% of adults under 30 carry cash always or most of the time — and 45% say they rarely or never do. #reading_for_today

They all muddy their water, to make it seem deep.” — Friedrich Nietzsche

Settle in يتأقلم

Ex I have settled in to a new house; it was beautiful.

Ex The children settled in quickly at their new school.

Scramble يتدافع - يشفر

Ex People scramble to get a discount, which causes injuries

Ex He tried to scramble the code so no one could read it.

Terse حاد وقصير

Ex The teacher answers the student tersely because of his stupid question

Ex The boss sent a terse email asking for the report immediately.

Staple أساسي - يدبس

Ex Prayers are a staple in Muslims' lives

Ex Please staple these document pages together before submitting them.