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No time to scour the headlines or watch the news? No problem! We’ve rounded up the top words heard, read, debated, and discussed this week. Tragedy struck a Texas town this week when 26 people were massacred at their church by a lone gunman. Internationally, the hostility between Saudi Arabia and Iran increased. There was a leak from an overseas law firm which detailed how the mega-rich avoid U.S. taxes, tactics which demand further scrutiny. Take a look back at the week that was, vocabulary style.

As he begins his third year at Hogwarts, Harry learns that the notorious Sirius Black has escaped from prison — and might be after Harry. Learn these words from the third novel in J.K. Rowling's wildly popular fantasy series.

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