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9 charts to be thankful for: humanity is getting better
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Samuel posted on 2018/01/31Think the world's going downhill? Think again! This video uses awesome data from Our World in Data to show how global poverty, child mortality, and conflict are actually decreasing, giving you a super optimistic outlook and boosting your knowledge learning. You'll pick up simple sentence structures and gain a deeper cultural understanding of global progress!
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crisis
US /ˈkraɪsɪs/
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UK /'kraɪsɪs/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Unstable situation of extreme danger or difficulty
- A turning point in a disease.
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More poverty
US /ˈpɑvəti/
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UK /ˈpɔvəti/
- Uncountable Noun
- State of being poor
- Lack of something necessary
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US /mɔrˈtælɪti/
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UK /mɔ:ˈtæləti/
- Uncountable Noun
- Quality or state of being capable of dying
- The state of being subject to death; the proportion of deaths to population.
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US /ˈklaɪmɪt/
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UK /ˈklaɪmət/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Typical weather conditions in a particular place
- The general attitudes, feelings, or opinions that people have at a particular time.
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