Yom Kippur
noun
Yom Kip·pur
ˌyōm-ki-ˈpu̇r 
ˌyȯm-,
ˌyäm-
-ˈki-pər,
-(ˌ)pu̇r
: a Jewish holiday observed with fasting and prayer on the 10th day of Tishri in accordance with the rites described in Leviticus 16
called also Day of Atonement
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Moreover, David Kotok, co-founder of Cumberland Advisors, warned the Trump tariffs will act as a massive supply shock akin to the 1973-1974 oil price shock during the Yom Kippur War.
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Matt Egan, CNN Money, 7 Apr. 2025
He was born at the end of September, 1973, a week before the start of the Yom Kippur War.
—David Bezmozgis, New Yorker, 6 Apr. 2025
The initial meeting took place days before Yom Kippur, and soon afterward, Rabbi Yonah Gross, a senior official at Keystone-K, met with Sammoudi to discuss the posts.
—Ben Sales, Sun Sentinel, 24 Mar. 2025
View Comments One of the worst bouts of stagflation happened in the 1970s after a spike in oil prices from the Arab oil embargo on the US and other countries that supported Israel in the 1973 Yom Kippur War raised the cost of living dramatically.
—Elisabeth Buchwald, CNN, 20 Mar. 2025
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Matt Egan, CNN Money, 7 Apr. 2025
He was born at the end of September, 1973, a week before the start of the Yom Kippur War.
—David Bezmozgis, New Yorker, 6 Apr. 2025
The initial meeting took place days before Yom Kippur, and soon afterward, Rabbi Yonah Gross, a senior official at Keystone-K, met with Sammoudi to discuss the posts.
—Ben Sales, Sun Sentinel, 24 Mar. 2025
View Comments One of the worst bouts of stagflation happened in the 1970s after a spike in oil prices from the Arab oil embargo on the US and other countries that supported Israel in the 1973 Yom Kippur War raised the cost of living dramatically.
—Elisabeth Buchwald, CNN, 20 Mar. 2025
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Yom Kippur
noun
Yom Kip·pur
ˌyōm-ki-ˈpu̇r
ˌyȯm-
ˌyȯm-
ˌyäm-,
-ˈkip-ər
: a Jewish holiday observed in September or October with fasting and prayer as ways of making up for sins
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