capitalism
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One of the great things about capitalism and the stock market is that with a few dollars and the click of a mouse, anyone can make themselves the partial owner of a business.
From MarketWatch • May 6, 2026
Once considered a canny innovator, and then, with his purchase of the flailing Washington Post, a white knight, he has since become the embodiment of capitalism run amok.
From Los Angeles Times • May 5, 2026
Our selfishness, she continues, is the reason capitalism works.
From Salon • Apr. 23, 2026
"What you see them do is navigate a world with the constructs of capitalism," he says.
From BBC • Apr. 21, 2026
There is far less to-and-fro movement between the different groups than happened under capitalism or even in the pre-industrial ages.
From "1984" by George Orwell
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Vocabulary lists containing capitalism
Some Political and Philosophical -isms
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The Industrial Revolution - Introductory
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"Principles of Business," Vocabulary from Chapter 1
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