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On 13 March, and after eight years of publishing revised material in the range M to quit shilling, the OED has adopted a new publication model for alternate quarterly updates: for more details about the reasons for the new approach see John Simpson's commentary on the latest revision. We have also added new words in the revised ranges and from across the alphabet; Graeme Diamond picks some out in his notes on the latest new words.

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