Here are the meanings of the least-found words that were used in (mostly) recent Times articles.
— The Lessons of Nothingness From Maverick Zen Monks (June 22, 2022)3. beltline — the area around one’s waist:Haney, the World Boxing Council lightweight champion, thumped Sims’s midsection.
“This project is so life-affirming with thoughts about the future,” she wrote in an email.
She might revisit classics like “30 Rock” and “Arrested Development” with her 17-year-old son.
— Mentaiko Spaghetti Is Creamy, Briny, Rich and Spicy (June 23, 2023)The list of the week’s easiest words:
Persons:
hamartia, Thompson, Shakespeare, Aristotle, —, arhat, gaunt, Monks, beltline, Haney, America’s, demimonde, “, ” Imogen Binnie, linocut, ”, bingeing, Habboo, beignet, I’m, Anthony Doerr’s
Organizations:
Boxing Council, Literature, Hollywood, Netflix
Locations:
Southeast Asia, Saigon, Vietnam, Houston, I’ll