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survivors · fled · investors

· 0:54 · With Emma

Words from the news, explained in easy English. From: Nigeria reports 50 killed in attack on Taraba village.

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Vocabulary in this episode
bulletin

You’ll hear words from the bulletin about an attack in Nigeria and a company’s planned stock market listing.

A bulletin is a short report that gives news or information.

stock market listing

You’ll hear words from the bulletin about an attack in Nigeria and a company’s planned stock market listing.

A stock market listing is when a company's shares become available for people to buy and sell on the stock market.

fled

You heard “fled” in the news.

“Fled” means ran away from danger.

fled

For example: The family fled their home when they smelled smoke.

The family ran away from their home because they smelled smoke.

put money into

Here, it means people or groups that put money into a business to try to earn more.

To put money into a business means to invest in it, hoping to make money.

does poorly

For example: Investors can lose money when a company does poorly.

A company does poorly when it performs badly or is not successful.

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In this episode

  • Nigeria reports 50 killed in attack on Taraba village
  • Anthropic files for a US stock-market listing
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