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A gem backed with foil (10 June 2026) (2004). The narrative foil's beautiful etymology is a gem.*
source: Wikipedia. “Foil (narrative).” Retrieved 2026-06-10.
via: Hacker News thread (2026-06-10), via my own wiki-hn project.
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What’s important? (26 October 2026). Something valuable, or something thought about?
source: Oxford English Dictionary, 1st ed. (1901). “Import, v.”; “Important, a.” Vol. V, I–K, pp. 98–99. Klein, Ernest. (1987). “חָשׁוּב.” A Comprehensive Etymological Dictionary of the Hebrew Language for Readers of English. Jerusalem: Carta.
via: hiking the Eagle Creek trail in the Columbia River Gorge.
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