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nadir

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for March 19, 2026 is: nadir \NAY-deer\ noun Nadir refers to the lowest or worst point of something. When used in astronomy, nadir describes the point of the celestial sphere that is directly opposite the zenith and vertically downward from the observer. // Only once the novel’s protagonist reaches her nadir does she arouse the reader’s empathy, and we root for her to climb back to respectability. See the entry > Examples: “Sacrament dives right into the nadir of the 2020 health crisis, following a group of nurses who have moved into makeshift housing near a California hospital, to isolate from their families during the height of the case surge.” — James Folta, LitHub.com, 1 July 2025 Did you know? Nadir is part of the galaxy of scientific words that have come to us from Arabic, a language that has made important contributions to the English lexicon especially in the fields of mathematics, astronomy, medicine, and chemistry. The source of nadir is naḍhīr, meaning “opposite”—the opposite, that is, of the zenith, the highest point of the celestial sphere which is positioned vertically above the observer. (The word zenith itself is a modification of another Arabic word that means “the way over one’s head.”) Though born of the heavens, both words are called upon to refer to earthy things too, especially a significant point or period of time, be it a high point or low one.

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05/09/2025

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A Hard Row to Hoe - Chapter 30

Chapter 30 of A Hard Row to Hoe by BlessdToaster The Fan Fiction was originally posted to Archive of Our Own, and can be found here: https://archiveofourown.org/works/55745104/chapters/141512941 Authors Summary: "It’s 2008 and Draco Malfoy is a secret assassin. It's legitimate - he gets paid for it, and some higher ups in the Ministry (probably?) know he’s out there… killing people. He’s quite good, but that tracks with his dubious accounting of rights and wrongs and his penchant for self-preservation. During his downtime he does a great job of acting like a pureblood in penance... mostly by drinking and shagging his way into oblivion. This double life helps to numb Draco to the constant feelings of shame and guilt from his formative years in which he was an utter cunt- but everything is upended when his team (assassins can have coworkers, alright?) dies in action and he does not. Suspended and forced to go to therapy, Draco is adrift. When Hermione Granger re-enters the fray, their hateful relationship that was once fraught with swotty bickering (erm, and the occasional slur) is suddenly tense in a very different way. How will these two come together? How often will Theo say something terribly charming? Do we hate Ron or is Ron just, meh? Oh, and what’s going on with that one murderous witch who’s out to kill them all (forgot to mention that part…)? Find out all this and more in: A HARD ROW TO HOE!" Intro & Outro Music: "Not As It Seems" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/v Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

05/09/2025

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9 MAR

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Not With a Bang - Chapter 16

Chapter 16 of Not with a Bang by Megalle The Fan Fiction was originally posted to Archive of Our Own, and can be found here: https://archiveofourown.org/works/54056641/ Authors Summary: "Draco Malfoy has just 9 months left on a 7 year house arrest sentence when the Ministry announces a new Marriage and Repopulation Act. Draco assumes it will not affect him as he is still under house arrest. He assumes wrongly. No matter, the Ministry, in their infinite wisdom, has paired him with one Hermione Granger. The witch has never met an injustice she hasn't fought against and so Draco assumes she'll fight this one to the death before tying herself to him. Again, he assumes wrongly. So now he has a wife who more resembles a ghost haunting his manor than the girl he once knew, a meddling elf, a rapidly approaching release date and no idea what life outside the Manor walls looks like or for the first time in his life, someone trying to tell him what to do with it." Intro & Outro Music: "Not As It Seems" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/v Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Not With a Bang - Chapter 18

Chapter 18 of Not with a Bang by Megalle The Fan Fiction was originally posted to Archive of Our Own, and can be found here: https://archiveofourown.org/works/54056641/ Authors Summary: "Draco Malfoy has just 9 months left on a 7 year house arrest sentence when the Ministry announces a new Marriage and Repopulation Act. Draco assumes it will not affect him as he is still under house arrest. He assumes wrongly. No matter, the Ministry, in their infinite wisdom, has paired him with one Hermione Granger. The witch has never met an injustice she hasn't fought against and so Draco assumes she'll fight this one to the death before tying herself to him. Again, he assumes wrongly. So now he has a wife who more resembles a ghost haunting his manor than the girl he once knew, a meddling elf, a rapidly approaching release date and no idea what life outside the Manor walls looks like or for the first time in his life, someone trying to tell him what to do with it." Intro & Outro Music: "Not As It Seems" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/v Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Not With a Bang - Chapter 17

Chapter 17 of Not with a Bang by Megalle The Fan Fiction was originally posted to Archive of Our Own, and can be found here: https://archiveofourown.org/works/54056641/ Authors Summary: "Draco Malfoy has just 9 months left on a 7 year house arrest sentence when the Ministry announces a new Marriage and Repopulation Act. Draco assumes it will not affect him as he is still under house arrest. He assumes wrongly. No matter, the Ministry, in their infinite wisdom, has paired him with one Hermione Granger. The witch has never met an injustice she hasn't fought against and so Draco assumes she'll fight this one to the death before tying herself to him. Again, he assumes wrongly. So now he has a wife who more resembles a ghost haunting his manor than the girl he once knew, a meddling elf, a rapidly approaching release date and no idea what life outside the Manor walls looks like or for the first time in his life, someone trying to tell him what to do with it." Intro & Outro Music: "Not As It Seems" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/v Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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putative

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for March 16, 2026 is: putative \PYOO-tuh-tiv\ adjective Putative is a formal word used to describe something that is generally believed, supposed, or assumed to be something specified. It is always used before a noun. // The group's putative leader was conspicuously absent from the meeting. See the entry > Examples: "... the painting is swept up in questions of identity, provenance, authenticity and putative value." — Manohla Dargis, The New York Times, 31 Oct. 2025 Did you know? There's no need to make assumptions about the root behind putative—we know it comes from a form of the Latin verb putare, which means "to consider" or "to think." Putative is a rather formal word that has been part of English since the 15th century. Like apparent, presumed, and ostensible, it leaves room for a smidgen of doubt: a putative ally will very probably be there for you, and a putative successor is very likely to be the next one in charge, but life offers no guarantees in either case.

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6 MAR

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Not with a Bang - Chapter 15

Chapter 15 of Not with a Bang by Megalle The Fan Fiction was originally posted to Archive of Our Own, and can be found here: https://archiveofourown.org/works/54056641/ Authors Summary: "Draco Malfoy has just 9 months left on a 7 year house arrest sentence when the Ministry announces a new Marriage and Repopulation Act. Draco assumes it will not affect him as he is still under house arrest. He assumes wrongly. No matter, the Ministry, in their infinite wisdom, has paired him with one Hermione Granger. The witch has never met an injustice she hasn't fought against and so Draco assumes she'll fight this one to the death before tying herself to him. Again, he assumes wrongly. So now he has a wife who more resembles a ghost haunting his manor than the girl he once knew, a meddling elf, a rapidly approaching release date and no idea what life outside the Manor walls looks like or for the first time in his life, someone trying to tell him what to do with it." Intro & Outro Music: "Not As It Seems" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/v Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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26 min
09/12/2025

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30 Candles - Chapter 2

Chapter 2 of 7 Candles by ElcieFord The Fan Fiction was originally posted to Archive of Our Own, and can be found here: https://archiveofourown.org/works/53924206/chapters/136491802 Authors Summary: "Hermione's turning 30, but it just so happens a big wedding is overshadowing her birthday.!" Intro & Outro Music: "Not As It Seems" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/v Cover image uses photography from adriscreationsphotography Photo by adriana ramos: https://www.pexels.com/photo/elegant-30th-birthday-cake-with-candles-31283469/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

09/12/2025

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22 min
09/12/2025

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30 Candles - Chapter 1

Chapter 1 of 7 Candles by ElcieFord The Fan Fiction was originally posted to Archive of Our Own, and can be found here: https://archiveofourown.org/works/53924206/chapters/136491802 Authors Summary: "Hermione's turning 30, but it just so happens a big wedding is overshadowing her birthday.!" Intro & Outro Music: "Not As It Seems" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/v Cover image uses photography from adriscreationsphotography Photo by adriana ramos: https://www.pexels.com/photo/elegant-30th-birthday-cake-with-candles-31283469/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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29/08/2025

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A Hard Row to Hoe - Chapter 29

Chapter 29 of A Hard Row to Hoe by BlessdToaster The Fan Fiction was originally posted to Archive of Our Own, and can be found here: https://archiveofourown.org/works/55745104/chapters/141512941 Authors Summary: "It’s 2008 and Draco Malfoy is a secret assassin. It's legitimate - he gets paid for it, and some higher ups in the Ministry (probably?) know he’s out there… killing people. He’s quite good, but that tracks with his dubious accounting of rights and wrongs and his penchant for self-preservation. During his downtime he does a great job of acting like a pureblood in penance... mostly by drinking and shagging his way into oblivion. This double life helps to numb Draco to the constant feelings of shame and guilt from his formative years in which he was an utter cunt- but everything is upended when his team (assassins can have coworkers, alright?) dies in action and he does not. Suspended and forced to go to therapy, Draco is adrift. When Hermione Granger re-enters the fray, their hateful relationship that was once fraught with swotty bickering (erm, and the occasional slur) is suddenly tense in a very different way. How will these two come together? How often will Theo say something terribly charming? Do we hate Ron or is Ron just, meh? Oh, and what’s going on with that one murderous witch who’s out to kill them all (forgot to mention that part…)? Find out all this and more in: A HARD ROW TO HOE!" Intro & Outro Music: "Not As It Seems" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/v Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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