{
  "id": 16609189,
  "title": "‘Maxxing’ is Dictionary.com’s word of the year: ‘It’s cooler than saying you’re doing more’",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/26/maxxing-is-dictionary-coms-word-of-the-year-its-cooler-than-saying",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-10-26T12:15:41.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Guardian Science",
    "slug": "guardian-science",
    "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/science/2026/oct/26/maxxing-word-of-the-year-dictionary"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "As all facets of our lives are optimized, the suffix has become inescapable - and experts predict it’s around to stay Maxxing is not a new concept. Dungeons and Dragons players have been “min-maxing” character stats for years; Will Smith was maxin’ and relaxin’ in the 90s; as far back as the 40s, the term was used in game theory. But in the past few years, as all facets of our lives are…",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}