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Subject Merriam Webster’s Word of the Week: charlatan
Date September 7, 2025 7:16 PM
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Merriam-Webster’s word of the week is: “charlatan.”

Noun | char·​la·​tan ˈshär-lə-tən | a person who pretends to have skills or knowledge that they do not have, especially in medicine.

Example:

“You’re interrupting me, and sir, you are a charlatan. That’s what you are.”

- Senator Maria Cantwell to RFK Jr. at this week’s Senate Finance Committee hearing

CONTEXT : Senator Cantwell pressed RFK Jr. after he canceled $500 million in vaccine research, fired the CDC Director for refusing to rubber-stamp his agenda, and undermined vaccines that wiped out deadly diseases like polio and measles.

The definition couldn’t be clearer. And neither could the stakes: public health, science, and truth itself are on the line.

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