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the Dow-Jones Industrial Average

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: the daily average of the stock prices of a group of large American companies

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“The Dow-Jones Industrial Average.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20Dow-Jones%20Industrial%20Average. Accessed 18 Sep. 2020.

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