Few words can express so much about one moment in time," said Peter Sokolowski, Merriam-Webster’s Editor at Large, in a statement.
'Vaccine' declared Merriam-Webster's Word of the Year
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Debates over inequitable distribution, vaccine mandates and boosters kept interest high, Sokolowski said.
Merriam-Webster chooses vaccine as the 2021 word of the year
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