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The Treccani Encyclopedia has chosen new words for the year 2025. Related to domestic and international politics are "pro-Pal" (individuals who support the political cause of the Palestinian people), "Brandmauer", a firebreak wall (referring to Germany's political isolation of far-right forces of Nazi tradition or inspiration), and ‘sumud’ (resilience, resistance, hope for the future, and solidarity, understood as the cultural and political values of Palestinians who intend to remain in their ancestral lands). Within recent reports, the term 'affido-poli' is employed to denote a purported scandal involving the improper direct allocation of contracts. The expression 'maranza' is currently used to describe a young individual affiliated with loud street gangs or groups characterized by ostentatious and boisterous conduct, with a propensity for conflicts. The phrase 'droga degli zombies' (zombie drug) refers to a journalistic term for the medicine Fentanyl, an analgesic opioid illegally sold and used as a potent drug. 'Tornanza' refers to the act or process of returning to one's place of origin. A 'rifugio climatico' (climate refuge) is defined as a public or private facility capable of providing shelter from extreme thermal conditions. The term 'kiss cam' pertains to a device that captures images of couples sharing romantic kisses in spectator stands. Lastly, 'keybox' denotes a secure container utilized for safeguarding a set of keys via a combination lock mechanism. Coming from the economics field are phrases like "economic bullying" ( "in a highly polemical sense, an act of oppression exercised with the intent of imposing unfavorable conditions on other actors active in the economic or financial scene" ), “countertariff” ("a tariff imposed as a retaliation measure"), and “cryptogate” ("the scandal linked to cryptocurrency issuance").
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