No trip to Los Angeles is complete without seeing the word "Hollywood" spelled out in huge letters on a hillside.

VOA: special.2010.01.03

"This one is "Variations on K", because this is the word kiss in every language, including sign language.

VOA: special.2009.11.04

Then,on April twenty-fifth, General Taylor received word that a large Mexican force had crossed the border a few kilometers up the river.

VOA: special.2009.02.26

On the final day, as he waited for word, he drank glass after glass of wine.

VOA: special.2009.01.22

The word "ballet" comes from the French language, and is based on the Italian word "balletto."

VOA: special.2011.01.26

It started when Louisiana printed notes with the French word for "ten" on them.

VOA: special.2009.08.02

Fire buffs are still around, but the word has taken on a wider meaning.

VOA: special.2009.05.17

Word expert Charles Funk thinks the expression comes from sailors on ships.

VOA: special.2010.05.16

Then,on the morning of July sixteenth, Missus Greenhow wrote a nine-word message.

VOA: special.2009.08.27

In recent years, the word pan has taken on another meaning.

VOA: special.2010.04.25

Harper now play music everwehere he can. while he waits for the final word on his job.

VOA: standard.2010.08.11

Furlong used the word "bizarre" to describe the weather on Cypress Mountain for this time of year, and added that safety comes first.

VOA: standard.2010.02.16

In addition to the controversy about the use of the word Allah, the judicial system has put new emphasis on enforcing Sharia law among Muslims.

VOA: standard.2010.02.24

The reporters gathered in Oslo hung on every word as Thorbjorn Jagland, the chairman of the Norwegian Nobel Committee, uttered the name of this year's winner.

VOA: standard.2009.10.09