Year in a word 2022Editors and correspondents at the Financial Times reflect on the words of the yearYear in a word: Chip chokeMajor powers have realised the critical importance of semiconductors to the global economy Year in a word: PolycrisisMultiple interlinked global emergencies have been unfolding simultaneously Year in a word: quiet quitting The viral concept that triggered a conversation about entitled employers Year in a word: DobbsThe move to overturn abortion rights by America’s highest court sent shockwaves through the country Year in a word: Decoupling Rising inequality, Covid and war in Ukraine have led to growing support for localisationYear in a word: ‘Special operation’ The term was meant to assure Russians that life was largely going on as normalMore from this SeriesYear in a word: Crypto winter The flaws in the lawless cryptosphere were laid bare in this crash Year in a word: InflationThe enemy of economic progress has returned after a 40-year absenceYear in a word: TrussonomicsThe agenda that earned Liz Truss the dubious title of shortest-ever serving British prime minister Year in a word: The Queue The line to see the Queen’s lying-in-state symbolised a nation in mourningYear in a word: ZeitenwendeA German concept that reflects this fraught era, conjured up by chancellor Olaf Scholz Year in a word: Woman, Life, Freedom This slogan has become the rallying cry of Iran’s protest movement
