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capitalists who lost everything in the '29 Crash
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Recent Examples of capitalist
Lisa Hagen, NPR, 25 Apr. 2025
Laing is part of a small but growing group of women managing investments for the ultra-rich including Erin Harkless Moore of Melinda French Gates’ Pivotal Ventures and Margo Doyle of S-Cubed Capital, the family office of billionaire venture capitalist Mark Stevens.
—Hayley Cuccinello, CNBC, 1 May 2025
Laurence Darmiento, Los Angeles Times, 5 May 2025
This was especially true in Berlin, where the city’s two zoos – one in the capitalist West, the other in the communist East – became symbols of competing ideological worldviews.
—John M. Kinder, The Conversation, 1 May 2025
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Noun
The couple's network also includes right-wing tech elites and Silicon Valley venture capitalists.
—Lisa Hagen, NPR, 25 Apr. 2025
Laing is part of a small but growing group of women managing investments for the ultra-rich including Erin Harkless Moore of Melinda French Gates’ Pivotal Ventures and Margo Doyle of S-Cubed Capital, the family office of billionaire venture capitalist Mark Stevens.
—Hayley Cuccinello, CNBC, 1 May 2025
Adjective
This is the 28th annual global conference hosted by the Santa Monica think tank, which seeks to employ capitalist models in solving the world’s economic, social, technology and health problems.
—Laurence Darmiento, Los Angeles Times, 5 May 2025
This was especially true in Berlin, where the city’s two zoos – one in the capitalist West, the other in the communist East – became symbols of competing ideological worldviews.
—John M. Kinder, The Conversation, 1 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for capitalist
Noun
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Based on the video game from Bethesda Game Studios, Fallout is the story of haves and have-nots in a world in which there’s almost nothing left to have.—
Denise Petski,
Deadline,
12 May 2025
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Although college sports have long been characterized by a divide between the ‘haves and have nots’, mid-major basketball programs encounter even greater challenges competing within this evolving landscape due to limited resources and geographical constraints.—
Mark LaSota,
Forbes.com,
30 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Power consumption is projected to reach record highs, driven by the growth of data centers, artificial intelligence, heating and transportation electrification, and increased economic activity.—
New York Daily News Editorial Board,
New York Daily News,
17 May 2025
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The deal marks a momentary retreat for President Donald Trump, who had defended his steep tariffs on Chinese imports as critical to rejuvenate domestic manufacturing in the United States, even as the moves rattled global markets and stoked economic anxieties among Americans.—
USA Today,
USA Today,
17 May 2025
Adjective
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The coffee shop was in the Nugget Plaza shopping center, a 140,000-square-foot commercial development near the intersection of Pleasant Grove Boulevard and Fairway Drive, according to property owner Engstrom Properties.—
Veronica Fernandez-Alvarado,
Sacbee.com,
13 May 2025
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Another East Asian tour follows as part of the compromise needed to satisfy the footballing requirements and to continue commercial growth.—
Chris Waugh,
New York Times,
13 May 2025
Noun
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Combs himself might have alluded to a propensity to stash money away in the 1997 hit that helped launch his rapping career after years as a producer and impresario.—
Josh Meyer,
USA Today,
15 May 2025
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Prosecutors, however, argued that the brothers were motivated by greed and money — their father's estate was worth nearly $15 million at the time of his death.—
Rachel Treisman,
NPR,
14 May 2025
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Any frustration the Greek shipping magnate felt was understandable.—
Paul Taylor,
New York Times,
12 May 2025
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Descendants of Mary Lily Kenan – Henry Flagler’s third wife – continue the tradition begun in 1895, when the railroad magnate built the Palm Beach Inn on the site to complement his nearby Royal Poinciana Hotel.—
Thomas Swick,
Sun Sentinel,
6 May 2025
Noun
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Republicans in Congress want $5 trillion for billionaire largesse.—
Letters to the Editor,
The Orlando Sentinel,
16 May 2025
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While the list includes 156 billionaires — a drop from 165 last year — the King is not among them.—
Meredith Kile,
People.com,
16 May 2025
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“Capitalist.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/capitalist. Accessed 21 May. 2025.
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