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2002 March Madness Basketball Glossary
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2001 Outsider's Guide to the Super Bowl
2001 Baltimore Ravens Outsider's Glossary
2001 New York Giants Outsider's Glossary
2001 Raider Nation Outsider's Glossary
2001 Tampa Bay Outsider's Glossary
Outsiders' Glossary to the California Recall Initiative

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December 26, 2003
Web Site Picks Year's Top Word (CNN)

December 26, 2003
Top Ten Word Lists of 2003 Announced by YourDictionary.com

December 26, 2002
Top Ten Word Lists of 2002 Announced by YourDictionary.com

August 27, 2002
PersistentWorldZ and yourDictionary Partner to Raise the Language Bar in Z-Opolis^TM

June 13, 2002
YourDictionary has Words Covered

June 13, 2002
Father's Day Guide to Fatherly Words

May 10, 2002
Mother's Day Guide to Motherly Words

March 14, 2002
March Madness Basketball Glossary Released by yourDictionary.com

January 7, 2002
YourDictionary.com Receives Coveted CIO Web Business 50 Award

December 26, 2001
Top Ten Word Lists of 2001 Announced by YourDictionary.com

September 11, 2001
Homage to 9/11

July 13, 2001
YourDictionary.com at White House High Tech CEO Forum

February 15, 2001
YourDictionary.com Named Reference Site of the Year

January 23, 2001 - Editor & Publisher
It's More Than an Online Dictionary

January 7, 2001 - San Francisco Chronicle
What We Said, and Why We Said It

January 2, 2001 - San Francisco Chronicle
Top 10 Words of 2000

January 2, 2001
Now-Familiar "Chad" Earns Spot as Hot Word of 2000

December 28, 2000
2000: What Happened on the Web

December 26, 2000 - The San Francisco Chronicle
In the Beginning Was the Word, and the Word Was 'Chad'

December 26, 2000 - The San Francisco Chronicle
Top Ten Word Lists of 2000 Announced by YourDictionary.com

December 7, 2000 - The New York Times
Q & A; Spelling, Windows 3.1 and Jammed CD Drives

December 3, 2000 - The San Francisco Chronicle
Journalists Clamoring for Words of Wisdom from Arcane Specialists

December 2000 - The San Francisco Chronicle
Elecciones en EEUU / La Carrera Hacia la Casa Blanca

November 19, 2000
The Holes in Chad's Historical Record

November 13, 2000
Egad! What's the 'Chad' Blocking the Path to the White House?

November 8, 2000 - Media Alert:
Analysis of Florida Speeches by Presidential Candidates Presaged Muddled Outcome

November 7, 2000
Language of Politics: 9th-Grade or Less

November 6, 2000 - Media Alert:
Bush to Win According to Linguistic Analysis by YourDictionary.com

November 6, 2000
Dot-Com Success Easy as Following Formula

November 4, 2000
Word of the Week

October 20, 2000 - San Francisco Chronicle:
Researchers Score Bush, Gore Debate at 7th-Grade Level

October 16, 2000 - The New York Times:
Why the Mind Shrivels for the Body Politic

October 12, 2000 - East Bay Business Times
Danville Portal Analyzes Presidential Debates

October 11, 2000 - Encyclopaedia Britannica
Bush, Gore Keep Their Talk Plain

October 11, 2000 - Silicon Valley/San Jose Business Journal
Debates Lowering Language Level

October 10, 2000 - Media Alert:
Presidential Debates Rank at Grade School Level

October 6, 2000 - San Francisco Chronicle
Orthographic Support

September 29, 2000
Chameleon of the Computer Age: How Web-Based Reference Books Are Evolving Beyond the Dictionary

September 27, 2000 - The Oakland Tribune
Online Startup Foresees Profits Serving Users

August 25, 2000 - East Bay Business Times
On the Move

August 16, 2000 - Media Life
Where Logophiliacs Lead the Hordes Are Following

August 8, 2000 - Revolution USA
Online Dictionary Sites Create Strategic Partnership

August 4, 2000 - Media Alert:
Merriam-Webster Teams with yourDictionary.com to Help Power Premier Global Language Portal

July 26, 2000 - Media Alert:
Appointment of Paul J.J. Payack as President and Chief Executive Officer

June 26, 2000 - Media Alert:
Relocation of Corporate Headquarters to Danville, CA

April 16, 2000
The Word Wise Web Online Dictionaries Are Breaking Down the Language Barrier

February 18, 2000
Tous les Dictionnaires du Monde

January 3, 2000 - Media Alert:
Purchase of 'Web of Online Dictionaries'

2000 - The Wall Street Journal
Suddenly, the Moniker Is Hot, but, Please, Resist the Urge to Ask to See My Dimples

Exclusive Analysis of the Inaugural Address

January 20, 2001 - Media Alert:
Inaugural Address Analysis Shows Bush's Ranking Against Predecessors