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DENIALISM

DEFINITION:
Bianco’s investigation, which includes all the ballots cast in Riverside County in November, raises questions about how he would handle the election denialism movement if he is elected governor.

FOUND IN THE NEWS:
The practice of denying the existence, truth, or validity of something despite proof or strong evidence that it is real, true, or valid.
►The Los Angeles Times, 03/23/2026

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5 Middle School Words

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Then see if you can find the word in your newspaper -- the print edition, the website or the digital edition and copy the sentence for context. NOTE: High School words are much harder to find!

1. Sacrifice

► In a deplorable state of distress or misfortune; miserable.

► Forfeiture of something highly valued for the sake of one considered to have a greater value or claim.

► The quality or state of being tranquil; serenity.

► To pound, crush, or grind to a powder or dust.

2. Tundra

► A state of uncertainty or perplexity.

► A treeless area between the icecap and the tree line of Arctic regions, having a permanently frozen subsoil and supporting low-growing vegetation

► To take in by elaborate methods of deceit

► Having a backbone or spinal column.

3. Dialogue

► Having a backbone or spinal column.

► The method or result of concealing personnel or equipment from an enemy by making them appear to be part of the natural surroundings

► A person with masterly skill or technique in the arts.

► Conversation between characters in a drama or narrative

4. Phloem

► Self-examination.

► A member of an irregular, usually indigenous military or paramilitary unit operating in small bands in occupied territory to harass and undermine the enemy

► A poisonous substance, especially a protein, that is produced by living cells or organisms.

► The food-conducting tissue of vascular plants, consisting of sieve tubes, fibers, parenchyma, and sclereids.

5. Vaccine

► A picture or decorative design made by setting small colored pieces, as of stone or tile, into a surface.

► A preparation of a weakened or killed pathogen.

► A person authorized to act as representative for another; a deputy.

► Similarity in some respects between things that are otherwise dissimilar.

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Common Core State Standard
LS.CCS.4/5/6 Grades 3-12: Students are asked to determine the meaning of unknown and multiple-meaning words through multiple choice vocabulary quizzes. Quizzes are designed to help students demonstrate understanding of figurative language, word relationships and nuances in words, acquire and use accurately grade-appropriate general academic and domain-specific words, and gather vocabulary knowledge when considering a word or phrase important to comprehension or expression. Students are then asked to find the words within the newspaper and copy the sentence for context to its overall meaning or function in a sentence.