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Popularity or popular things and places

popularity

noun

a situation in which someone or something is popular with many people

boom

noun

a sudden increase in the popularity of something

magnet

noun

someone or something that attracts and interests many people very strongly

winner

noun

something that is very popular or successful

hit

noun

someone or something that people like very much

fascination

noun

something that interests or attracts people very strongly

favourite

noun

the person or thing that you like the best

fashion

noun

the fact that something such as a style of dress or an activity is popular at a particular time

golden oldie

noun

something such as a song or film that is old but still popular

hot spot

noun

a place that is fashionable, popular, and lively

vocal fry

a speech habit in which a speaker lowers their voice at the end of a sentence

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dray

a type of cart pulled by a horse and used in the past for carrying barrels of beer

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conflict mineral

a mineral which is mined in a place where there is armed conflict, and sold to help pay for weapons

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