Lesson #258

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North Korea’s “supreme leader” mysteriously vanished from the public eye for three weeks

Kim Jong-un mysteriously disappeared for three weeks.
May 11, 2020:

Kim Jong-un went weeks without public appearances, and the world is still wondering what he was up to. There is widespread speculation, including that he underwent heart surgery, was in COVID-19 quarantine, and even that he was in a “vegetative state.” But North Korean state media still refuses to answer or acknowledge global queries. Plus, learn the English phrasal verb “pore over.”

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