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Oxford names 'rage bait' as Word of the Year 2025

· By Richard Connor
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The publisher Oxford University Press on Monday announced it had chosen the term "rage bait" as its Word of the Year for 2025 after a three-day public vote involving more than 30,000 participants.

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