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Daily wordsWords for 30 Aug 2026

The three jobs of the letter X

You're reading a list out loud and the same letter keeps switching on you: a hard ks in one word, a buzzing gz in the next, a plain z at the start of the third.

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  1. 1
    box/bɑːks/nounA container with flat sides, often with a lid.
  2. 2
    mix/mɪks/verbTo put different things together so they combine.
  3. 3
    next/nekst/Also said neks.adverbStraight after this, with nothing in between.
  4. 4
    text/tekst/nounThe written words of something.
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    exam/ɪɡˈzæm/nounA set of questions that tests what you know or can do.
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    exact/ɪɡˈzækt/adjectiveCorrect in every detail, with nothing off.
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    exist/ɪɡˈzɪst/verbTo be real, to be there.
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    luxury/ˈlʌɡʒəri/nounSomething nice to have that you don't really need.
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    xylophone/ˈzaɪləˌfoʊn/nounA musical instrument of wooden bars you hit with small mallets.
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    xerox/ˈzɪrɑːks/verbTo make a paper copy of something on a copying machine.