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Word of the Year 2018: Justice
"Merriam-Webster’s Word of the year is determined by data: the word must be frequently looked up at Merriam-Webster.com, and it must show a significant increase in lookups over the previous year.
Our Word of the Year for 2018 is justice. It was a top lookup throughout the year, with the entry being consulted 74% more than in 2017. By looking at how spikes in our data correspond to certain news events and stories reported in the media we can get a sense of what drove many people to look up justice so much more frequently this year. The general rise in lookups tells us that there was a great deal of interest in this word, and the specific spikes give us insight into some of the reasons why."