Revelations of an "Unprecedented Year"-- Beijing Review
By Jamie Leigh Wright · 2020-12-30 · Source: Xinhua News Agency Men stand in unity at the Black Lives Matter protest in Washington DC, USA, on June 6, 2020. Each year, the Oxford English Dictionary chooses its aptly-named 'Word of the Year' to reflect the "ethos, mood or preoccupations" of the past 12 months. Due to the unprecedented nature of this year however, Oxford noted that 2020 is not a year that can be neatly accommodated in one single word. In lieu of its annual 'word of the year', the dictionary announced its "Words of an Unprecedented Year" report. In 'Words o...