capitalism
Example Sentences
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The latest battle in the most expensive competition in the history of capitalism officially began a few years ago with a message on Slack.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 21, 2026
So much of science fiction is about humanity bringing our problems — class, capitalism, pollution — with us into outer space.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 18, 2026
He was a leading member of the "Frankfurt School", a body of thought critical of capitalism from a "new left" perspective distinct from traditional Marxism.
From BBC • Mar. 14, 2026
So it’s not just religion qua religion, or religion and law; it’s really bolted onto ideas of capitalism and the economy and dominion of the world.
From Slate • Mar. 10, 2026
But I referred them to an article I wrote in 1956 for Liberation in which I said that the Freedom Charter was not a blueprint for socialism but for African-style capitalism.
From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.