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Since January, I’ve written the Evening Briefing, our nightly roundup of the day’s news in 10 digestible bites. We deliver the top headlines in a newsletter, starting with breaking stories (what’s known as hard news) at the top and gradually moving to lighter fare (or features) toward the bottom.

The 10th item is meant to surprise and delight readers. The signoff, known as a kicker, is the cherry on top: Every night I find a new and creative way to tell our readers to “have a good evening,” always tied in some way to this final item.

I regularly consult a thesaurus and my colleagues, searching for the perfect twist. If it passes the laugh test, all the better.