Extra, Extra!...

By Vichara

Extra, Extra read all about it, woman finds paradise in rush hour traffic…man on commuter train discovers peace in his own lifetime…two kids find absolute joy in their own backyard! It’s all around us at any given moment. No matter what you do to ignore it, it will be there like a shadow. It comes in many shapes and sizes, colors and tastes. Simple joys that will refresh and ignite new ways of seeing and feeling things. They are there in front of you right now. Breathe deeply…relax…look right in front of you…there’s another one!

usurp • \yoo-SERP\ • verb
: to seize and hold by force or without right
Example Sentence:
In her first managerial position, Hannah was hesitant to delegate critical tasks for fear that a subordinate might usurp her position.
Did you know?
"Usurp" was borrowed into English in the 14th century from the Anglo-French word "usorper," which in turn derives from the Latin verb "usurpare," meaning "to take possession of without a legal claim." "Usurpare" itself was formed by combining "usu" (a form of "usus," meaning "use") and "rapere" ("to seize"). Other descendants of "rapere" in English include "rapacious" ("given to seizing or extorting what is coveted"), "rapine" ("the seizing and carrying away of things by force"), "rapt" (the earliest sense of which is "lifted up and carried away"), and "ravish" ("to seize and take away by violence").