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2016 Word of the Year

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SPRINGFIELD, Mass. , Dec. 19, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- Merriam-Webster Inc., America's leading dictionary publisher, has announced its top Words of the Year for 2016. This year's data-driven list is determined by two simple criteria: the words must show a high volume of lookups and a significant year-over-year increase in lookups at Merriam-Webster.com. The results shed light on topics and ideas that sparked the nation's interest in 2016. The Word of the Year for 2016 is surreal —with lookups of the word spiking after a number of major events worldwide, beginning with the Brussels terror attacks in March.  Surreal was used in descriptions of the coup attempt in Turkey later in the year and in coverage of the terrorist attack in Nice.  The largest spike in lookups for surreal followed the U.S. election in November.  "Spikes of interest in a word are usually triggered by a single event, so what's truly remarkable this year about surreal is that so many diffe...

The Latino Power Tour

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NEW YORK , Sept. 12, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- The world's highest grossing, and top-charting Latin Rock band Maná , partners with leading digital platform Tidal for the launch of their short documentary: "Maná: On the Road to the Latino Power Tour". A candid look of life on the road, interlaced with interviews with each band member speaking about their career from their early beginnings leading up to the Latino Power Tour . Directed by Argentinian directors, Los Hermanos Dawidson, the short documentary was shot during the "Cama Incendiada"  tour stops in Argentina and Perú, capturing Maná as you have never seen them before. The short doc can be seen in its entirety starting on Wednesday September 14 at 7 AM (ET) exclusively on tidal.com/mana . "Maná: On the Road to the Latino Power Tour" culminates with a very powerful message from the band to all Latinos on the strength of their voice and how they have the power to be the catalyst for ch...