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capitalism

[kap-i-tl-iz-uhm] / ˈkæp ɪ tlˌɪz əm /


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The 17-year-old was one of China's many newly minted entrepreneurs as capitalism took off under the watchful eye of its Communist Party rulers.

From BBC • Apr. 26, 2026

The surveillance capitalism system requires people to unwittingly participate in a manipulative cycle of group- and self-surveillance.

From Salon • Apr. 23, 2026

Stanley espoused an evangelical capitalism that focused on its employees’ personal growth; it recommended salespeople read Dale Carnegie and Norman Vincent Peale.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026

We certainly didn’t set out to make a season about capitalism.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 17, 2026

In the Soviet Union these include capitalism, God, and the surrender of national sovereignty; in the United States, socialism, atheism, and the surrender of national sovereignty.

From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan




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