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[top-ik] / ˈtɒp ɪk /


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Social Security is a contentious topic, especially because many people rely on it for so much of their retirement income.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 29, 2026

He digs into a topic, in this case gun violence in America, illuminating unexpected causes and prodding at assumptions that perpetuate what he refers to as a gun violence “epidemic.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 27, 2026

That topic is interlinked with whether the new rules will come into force in 2030 or 2031.

From BBC ● Oct. 27, 2026

"Dongpeng Beverage ends cooperation with Mbappe" was the top-trending topic on Chinese social media site Weibo.

From Barron's ● Oct. 27, 2026

If he was trying to shift the topic, it didn’t work.

From "Hattie Big Sky" by Kirby Larson

When you talk about these kinds of topics right away, you’ve pretty much opened the door to talk about anything.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 30, 2026

For support and more information on any of the topics raised in this article, help is available on the BBC Action Line.

From BBC ● Oct. 29, 2026

In his financial-literacy course, Jackson often uses lessons learned from his own money mistakes to teach his students about topics such as investing, credit cards, taxes and asset building.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 26, 2026

A Washington Examiner study of the 2025 Tarbell cohort found that “AI safety and regulation were among the topics that appeared most frequently in their coverage.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 25, 2026

“He’s always exploring different topics, whether it’s philosophy or Scottish poetry or the history of medicine,” says his friend and colleague Arthur Evans, who worked with Reilly on the chest pain project.

From "Blink" by Malcolm Gladwell


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