Slop,” a term used to describe low-quality digital content, has been named word of the year by the Merriam-Webster ...

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Merriam-Webster has chosen "slop" as its biggest buzzword of the year. The US dictionary publisher says the word reflects a growing frustration — and fascination — with poor-quality generative AI floo ...

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We asked staffers at children’s publishing houses to tell us about their favorite children’s or YA book they read this year.