Information that is used to draw attention away from the real facts of a situation is called a red herring.

VOA: special.2011.04.10

Yet the plant is part of a group called Digitalis that is used in medicine to treat heart problems.

VOA: special.2009.08.25

Today,belittle is used, not only in the United States and England, but in other countries where the English language is spoken.

VOA: special.2010.08.08

The term today most often is used to describe a powerful machine designed to clear away trees and other big objects.

VOA: special.2009.02.15

This term is used especially for plants like herbs that produce new growth year after year from the same root structure.

VOA: special.2009.07.21

This happens when an official language is used more often and children stop learning the local language of their parents.

VOA: special.2009.12.02

The company has a huge training center in North Carolina that is used by the American military and other American security forces.

VOA: special.2009.06.19

And he says programs like "CSI: Crime Scene Investigation" suggest that scientific evidence is used much more often than it really is.

VOA: special.2009.08.31

In fact,some people say the word is used more often than any other word in the world.

VOA: special.2010.02.28

Then a long wooden stick is used to slowly push a heavy cover down on the bags.

VOA: special.2009.09.29

Clay is important because it is used around the world to make containers of all kinds.

VOA: special.2009.09.14

BrightSpark Education says the online tutoring is used only as an addition to supplement regular teaching.

VOA: special.2011.04.21

Bt is used as a pesticide to fight cotton bollworms, corn borers and other pests.

VOA: special.2009.10.27

It is used sometimes to describe a political move that leads to an unexpected win.

VOA: special.2009.02.15