Mariners slugger Cal Raleigh hit his major-league-leading 48th and 49th home runs on Sunday against the Athletics, breaking the single-season record for catchers. ... Read full Story
Yankees shortstop Anthony Volpe, who is mired in a 1-for-28 slump and leads the majors with 17 errors, was benched Sunday night against rival Boston. ... Read full Story
Alexandra Eala became the first player representing the Philippines to win a Grand Slam match, doing so at the US Open by defeating No. 14 seed Clara Tauson 6-3, 2-6, 7-6 (13-11) on Sunday after coming back from a 5-1 deficit in the third set. ... Read full Story
Lynx forward Napheesa Collier is back in the starting lineup against the Indiana Fever after missing the past seven games due to a right ankle sprain. ... Read full Story
The Vikings made a change to their quarterback room Sunday, reaching agreement on a contract with veteran Carson Wentz and trading Sam Howell to the Eagles. ... Read full Story
Shedeur Sanders said he is confident he will make the Browns' 53-man roster despite struggling in Saturday's preseason game, adding that he eventually wants to "be a player to be able to change a franchise." ... Read full Story
Manchester United's Bruno Fernandes is still attracting interest from the Saudi Pro League. Transfer Talk has the latest news, gossip and rumors. ... Read full Story
Raiders backup quarterback Aidan O'Connell will need surgery after suffering a fractured right wrist in Saturday's preseason finale and will miss six to eight weeks. ... Read full Story
Dallas coach Brian Schottenheimer said Saturday he will meet with Micah Parsons on Sunday to discuss the edge rusher's behavior, after he lay on a medical table behind the Cowboys' bench during Friday's 31-13 preseason victory over the Atlanta Falcons. ... Read full Story
“Now, the past Melbourne High student body president and co-valedictorian is planning to step down Jan. 20 after serving nearly four years as NASA’s administrator. ... ‘My constitution is such that I’m not going to retire. And what I said is, I’m going to cloister myself and write a book. And then, we’ll see what happens,’ [Bill] Nelson, who is now 82, told reporters Wednesday during a roundtable discussion at the Kennedy Space Center Press Site.” — Rick Neale, Florida Today, 19 Dec. 2024
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Cloister first entered the English language as a noun in the 13th century, referring then (as it still does) to a convent or monastery. More than three centuries later, English speakers began using the verbcloister to mean “to seclude in or as if in a cloister.” Today, the noun can also refer to the monastic life or to a covered and usually arched passage along or around a court. You may also encounter the adjective cloistered with the meaning “separated from the rest of the world [as if in a cloister],” as in “She leads a private, cloistered life in the country.” Cloister ultimately comes from the Latin verb claudere, meaning “to close.” Other words that can be traced back to the prolific claudere include close, conclude, exclude, include, preclude, seclude, and recluse.