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Oct 13, 2021
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A raven messenger in the game Hearthstone
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with Anu Gargraven messenger
PRONUNCIATION:
(RAY-vuhn mes-uhn-juhr)
MEANING:
noun: A messenger who does not arrive or return in time.
ETYMOLOGY:
In the Bible, Noah sends a raven to go scout the scene, but the bird
never returns to the ark. Earliest documented use: 1400. Also known as
a corbie messenger.
USAGE:
“But by then Zanja should be far away, with no raven messenger to tell the news.” Laurie J. Marks; Earth Logic; Tor; 2004. A THOUGHT FOR TODAY:
The age difference between myself (29) and the oldest House members is ~60
years. For better or worse, young people will live in the world Congress
leaves behind. That's why I focus on our future: addressing climate change
and runaway income inequality, ending school-to-prison pipelines, etc.
-Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, the youngest woman to serve in the US Congress
(b. Oct 13, 1989)
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