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907          <h4 class="hdr-title">♈ Aries Emoji</h4>
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1030          <h3 class="hdr-subject">Fictional Characters</h3>
1031          <a class="lk-more" href="/culture/fictional-characters">See more</a>
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1040          <h4 class="hdr-title">Pikachu</h4>
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1049          <h4 class="hdr-title">Rosie the Riveter</h4>
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1181          <h3 class="hdr-subject">Memes</h3>
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1192      </a>
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1200          <h4 class="hdr-title">Netflix documentary meme</h4>
1201      </a>
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1209          <h4 class="hdr-title">Domer meme</h4>
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1213</div>
1214  </section>
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1238          <h4 class="hdr-title">Calvinball jurisprudence</h4>
1239      </a>
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1891  <script data-cfasync="false" src="/cdn-cgi/scripts/5c5dd728/cloudflare-static/email-decode.min.js"></script>
1891<script type="text/javascript">
1892    (function () {
1893      /* The DCOM/TCOM apps webview these pages and strip the ad formats that
1894         overlay the viewport: MobileAppHideSiteHeaderFooter.js removes
1895         .box-additional-adhesion for these user agents. In an app webview wide
1896         enough to clear the breakpoint below, In-Screen would otherwise load as a
1897         stand-in for the very unit the app just removed -- and this tag renders
1898         ahead of that bundle in base.tag, so waiting for it is not an option.
1899         The user agent cannot change mid-page, so bail out for good.
1900         These strings are duplicated from that file deliberately: it is a Vite
1901         module and an inline script cannot import from it. Keep the two in step. */
1902      const ua = window.navigator && typeof window.navigator.userAgent === 'string'
1903        ? window.navigator.userAgent
1904        : '';
1905      if (ua.indexOf('dcom ios') > -1 || ua.indexOf('dcom android') > -1) {
1906        return;
1907      }
1908
1909      const breakpoint = window.matchMedia('(min-width: 768px)');
1910
1911      /* Load once, the first time we are at or above the breakpoint -- which can
1912         be a later resize, not only page load. Widening has to load too: CSS
1913         hides the mobile Adhesion slot from 768px up, so a window opened narrow
1914         and then widened would otherwise be left with neither unit. Never load
1915         below the breakpoint, where the Adhesion is the unit on screen. */
1916      let gumgumLoaded = false;
1917
1918      function loadGumGum() {
1919        if (gumgumLoaded) {
1920          return;
1921        }
1922        gumgumLoaded = true;
1923        window.ggv2id = 'luvkiqqj';
1924        const services = document.createElement('script');
1925        services.type = 'text/javascript';
1926        services.async = true;
1927        services.src = 'https://js.gumgum.com/services.js';
1928        document.head.appendChild(services);
1929      }
1930
1931      /* GumGum measures the viewport once, when it requests the ad, and its
1932         client API exposes no way to unload, re-request or re-evaluate an
1933         In-Screen unit afterwards -- so a window narrowed past the breakpoint
1934         would otherwise leave the unit on screen, overlapping the mobile
1935         Adhesion slot that CSS has just brought back. GUMGUM.container is
1936         GumGum's own node and the only handle on it: its id is generated per
1937         pageview, so there is nothing stable to write a selector against. All we
1938         do is stamp our own attribute on it and let the stylesheet above hide it
1939         below the breakpoint -- the vendor's inline display is never touched.
1940         Note this hides, it does not unload -- the impression is already served. */
1941      const INSCREEN_ATTR = 'data-gumgum-inscreen';
1942      const CONTAINER_ATTR = 'data-gumgum-container';
1943      const MIN_UNIT_WIDTH = 100;
1944      const MIN_UNIT_HEIGHT = 20;
1945
1946      let observedContainer = null;
1947      let syncQueued = false;
1948
1949      /* Whether an In-Screen unit is really occupying the bottom of the viewport.
1950         That the script loaded proves nothing: it can be blocked, it can return
1951         no fill, and the unit can be closed or collapsed later -- in each of
1952         those cases the 105px offset would strand the AnyClip player above an
1953         empty gap. The unit is viewport-anchored, so look for a visible
1954         fixed-positioned box of real size inside GumGum's container: the same
1955         shape of check used for the AnyClip player below, and for the same
1956         reason -- the vendor's own class names are not ours to depend on.
1957         The box also has to actually intersect the viewport. A unit closed by
1958         being translated out of view keeps its size and its fixed position, so
1959         measuring the box alone would read it as still on screen and strand the
1960         player over the empty space it left behind. */
1961      function inScreenIsOnScreen(container) {
1962        if (!breakpoint.matches || window.getComputedStyle(container).display === 'none') {
1963          return false;
1964        }
1965        const nodes = container.querySelectorAll('*');
1966        for (let i = 0; i < nodes.length; i++) {
1967          const style = window.getComputedStyle(nodes[i]);
1968          if (style.position !== 'fixed' || style.display === 'none' || style.visibility === 'hidden') {
1969            continue;
1970          }
1971          const rect = nodes[i].getBoundingClientRect();
1972          if (rect.width < MIN_UNIT_WIDTH || rect.height < MIN_UNIT_HEIGHT) {
1973            continue;
1974          }
1975          const onScreen = rect.bottom > 0 && rect.right > 0 &&
1976            rect.top < window.innerHeight && rect.left < window.innerWidth;
1977          if (onScreen) {
1978            return true;
1979          }
1980        }
1981        return false;
1982      }
1983
1984      function sync() {
1985        syncQueued = false;
1986        const container = window.GUMGUM && window.GUMGUM.container;
1987        /* A container GumGum has detached counts as gone: it can still be
1988           referenced by GUMGUM.container after the node leaves the document. */
1989        if (!container || !document.body.contains(container)) {
1990          document.body.removeAttribute(INSCREEN_ATTR);
1991          return;
1992        }
1993        if (container !== observedContainer) {
1994          if (observedContainer) {
1995            observedContainer.removeEventListener('transitionend', queueSync);
1996            observedContainer.removeEventListener('animationend', queueSync);
1997          }
1998          observedContainer = container;
1999          /* Hands the node to the stylesheet rule above. Our own attribute, so
2000             GumGum's inline display is never read or written. */
2001          container.setAttribute(CONTAINER_ATTR, '');
2002          /* Catches the unit rendering, collapsing, or being closed later. */
2003          unitObserver.disconnect();
2004          unitObserver.observe(container, {
2005            childList: true,
2006            subtree: true,
2007            attributes: true,
2008            attributeFilter: ['style', 'class']
2009          });
2010          /* A CSS close animation only touches style/class when it starts, so
2011             the observer above fires while the unit is still over the viewport
2012             and nothing tells us when it has finished leaving. These bubble from
2013             the unit, so re-check once the movement is actually done. */
2014          container.addEventListener('transitionend', queueSync);
2015          container.addEventListener('animationend', queueSync);
2016        }
2017        if (inScreenIsOnScreen(container)) {
2018          document.body.setAttribute(INSCREEN_ATTR, '');
2019        } else {
2020          document.body.removeAttribute(INSCREEN_ATTR);
2021        }
2022      }
2023
2024      function queueSync() {
2025        if (syncQueued) {
2026          return;
2027        }
2028        syncQueued = true;
2029        window.requestAnimationFrame(sync);
2030      }
2031
2032      /* GumGum appends its container to <body> whenever its script finishes, so
2033         watch for that rather than polling for a fixed window: on a slow
2034         connection it can arrive long after any timeout we would pick, and if it
2035         lands while we are below the breakpoint the unit would appear over the
2036         Adhesion -- the exact collision this is here to prevent.
2037         This stays connected for the life of the page. unitObserver watches the
2038         container's subtree and so cannot see the container itself being removed
2039         from <body>; only this one can, and a close that removes the node has to
2040         clear the offset. Direct children of <body> only, so it stays cheap. */
2041      const containerObserver = new MutationObserver(queueSync);
2042      containerObserver.observe(document.body, { childList: true });
2043      const unitObserver = new MutationObserver(queueSync);
2044
2045      breakpoint.addEventListener('change', function () {
2046        if (breakpoint.matches) {
2047          loadGumGum();
2048        }
2049        queueSync();
2050      });
2051
2052      if (breakpoint.matches) {
2053        loadGumGum();
2054      }
2055
2056      /* AnyClip names its own DOM with an `ac-` prefix, not anything we control,
2057         so we watch for the descendant it switches to position:fixed rather than
2058         matching a vendor class name that could be renamed under us. It floats
2059         in place -- the player stays inside our wrapper -- so scoping the scan
2060         and the observer to the wrapper is enough. */
2061      /* A data attribute, not a class or an inline style: those two are the
2062         observer's attributeFilter below, so writing either would re-trigger
2063         the observer on every mark. */
2064      const FLOAT_ATTR = 'data-gumgum-anyclip-float';
2065
2066      const wrapper = document.querySelector('.box-additional-anyclip');
2067      if (!wrapper) {
2068        return;
2069      }
2070
2071      let scanQueued = false;
2072
2073      function mark(el) {
2074        if (window.getComputedStyle(el).position === 'fixed') {
2075          el.setAttribute(FLOAT_ATTR, '');
2076        } else if (el.hasAttribute(FLOAT_ATTR)) {
2077          el.removeAttribute(FLOAT_ATTR);
2078        }
2079      }
2080
2081      function scan() {
2082        scanQueued = false;
2083        const descendants = wrapper.querySelectorAll('*');
2084        for (let i = 0; i < descendants.length; i++) {
2085          mark(descendants[i]);
2086        }
2087      }
2088
2089      function queueScan() {
2090        if (scanQueued) {
2091          return;
2092        }
2093        scanQueued = true;
2094        window.requestAnimationFrame(scan);
2095      }
2096
2097      const observer = new MutationObserver(queueScan);
2098      observer.observe(wrapper, {
2099        childList: true,
2100        subtree: true,
2101        attributes: true,
2102        attributeFilter: ['style', 'class']
2103      });
2104      queueScan();
2105    })();
2106  </script>
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2119    {"body":"Some things are here today and gone tomorrow, making them truly \u003Cb\u003Eephemeral\u003C/b\u003E. Think of a bubble that\u0027s about to pop or a delicate snowflake on the verge of melting in your hand. If it\u0027s fleeting, it\u0027s \u003Cb\u003Eephemeral\u003C/b\u003E.","dateSlug":"ephemeral-2026-10-01","definition":"lasting a very short time","displayDate":"October 1, 2026","exampleSentence":"The rainbow was \u003Cb\u003Eephemeral\u003C/b\u003E, fading away just as quickly as it had appeared.","headword":"ephemeral","heroArticle":{"blurb":"What exactly is \"mewing,\" and why has it become a viral obsession among Gen Z and Gen Alpha? Learn why experts aren\u0027t convinced it lives up to the hype.","header":"What Is \"Mewing?\" ","imageUrl":"https://www.dictionary.com/e/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/27150539/mewing_sq.webp","url":"https://www.dictionary.com/culture/slang/mewing"},"id":20261001,"partOfSpeech":"adjective","pronunciation":{"audio":{"mpeg":"e/ephemeral/ephemeral-Eys9t9.mp3"},"phonetic":{"html":"ih-\u003Cb\u003Efem\u003C/b\u003E-er-\u003Ci\u003Euh\u003C/i\u003El"}},"slug":"ephemeral","subject":"Make the Most of \"Ephemeral\""}</script>
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2158      window.SD_PREBID_FILE_URL = '//cmas.sdcdns.com/prebid-min.js';
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