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Dave Wilton

05 Feb 2025 • 7 min read
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11 September 2026 [A version of this entry originally appeared on 6 August as a Words in the News segment.] The word centaur, of course, refers to the mythological, hybrid creature that has the head, torso, and arms of a human and the body and legs of a horse. The
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