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  • Dave Wilton

Dave Wilton

24 Oct 2023 • 4 min read
Halloween
A Halloween jack o’ lantern

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Photo of four, blue, faceted gemstones
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16 Feb 2026 1 min read
Engraving of 8 bearded men, all but one wearing hats, gathered in a circle, talking

ring / ringleader

16 February 2026 Ring comes down to us from the Old English hring with much the same meaning as today, a circlet, often made of metal, to be worn as an ornament, or more generally, any similar circular structure, or a group of people arranged in a circle, as in
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Engraving of a large platform carrying many people held aloft by four large balloons
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