Meretricious – superficially attractive, flashy, or showy, but really insincere, worthless, or fraudulent; tastelessly showy and falsely attractive; superficially significant; pretentious; of or relating to a person who engages in sex acts and especially sexual intercourse in exchange for pay.
Word of the day
09/04/2026
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Woman of the day
09/04/2026In 1937, at just 19 years old, Gertrude Belle Elion graduated summa cum laude in chemistry from Hunter College. Despite her outstanding academic record, she was rejected by all 15 graduate schools she applied to — simply because she was a woman. Laboratories at the time openly… pic.twitter.com/Mnmoib6kZo
— Massimo (@Rainmaker1973) April 7, 2026
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Policy working
09/04/2026The golden visa policy is working:
A year on from New Zealand launching its ‘golden’ active investor visa, 635 applications have been received, reflecting a potential total minimum investment of NZ$3.7B.
Visas have now been issued for 237 applications, bringing over $1.4B of committed investment into NZ’s economy. pic.twitter.com/5wz8zVKccq— Charted Daily (@Charteddaily) April 7, 2026
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