‘Sanctions’ and ‘flywheels’ dominate the news
by Melissa Mohr
Apr 18, 2022
2 minutes
News coverage of the war in Ukraine continues to foreground interesting words, such as sanctions and flywheel.
The West’s primary response to the invasion has been to apply economic sanctions to Russia. The word is what’s variously called an auto-antonym, contronym, or your request to reduce your hours, it could mean either that your boss approved of your attempt to find a better work-life balance, or that she penalized you for it.
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