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capitalists who lost everything in the '29 Crash
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Recent Examples of capitalist
John Cassidy, The New Yorker, 2 Nov. 2024
Reid Hoffman, venture capitalist at Greylock: $1,682,600 (Getty Images)
The LinkedIn co-founder has also donated $7 million to the Future Forward PAC, a Democratic super PAC.
—Ben Poston, Los Angeles Times, 31 Oct. 2024
Alan Scherstuhl, Scientific American, 15 Oct. 2024
Throughout the gym are signs of Jake’s other capitalist endeavors.
—Seth Abramovitch, The Hollywood Reporter, 9 Oct. 2024
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Noun
Ricardo divided society into three rivalrous classes—landlords, capitalists, and workers—and showed how the landlords were able to take the lion’s share of the economic surplus by virtue of owning, and charging rent on, a scarce and valuable resource: land.
—John Cassidy, The New Yorker, 2 Nov. 2024
Reid Hoffman, venture capitalist at Greylock: $1,682,600 (Getty Images)
The LinkedIn co-founder has also donated $7 million to the Future Forward PAC, a Democratic super PAC.
—Ben Poston, Los Angeles Times, 31 Oct. 2024
Adjective
After engineering a diplomatic escape to lush Urras, funded by capitalist plenty, Shevek learns that his work is viewed as proprietary—a product.
—Alan Scherstuhl, Scientific American, 15 Oct. 2024
Throughout the gym are signs of Jake’s other capitalist endeavors.
—Seth Abramovitch, The Hollywood Reporter, 9 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for capitalist
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Ultimately, the perennial haves and have-nots will always be a factor too.Tim Ellis, Forbes, 23 Oct. 2024
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In his worldview, there are hereditary haves and have-nots.Arthur Caplan, Scientific American, 17 Oct. 2024
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These punishments are especially painful since North Korea’s economy has been severely strained by international sanctions, the COVID-19 pandemic, and economic mismanagement.Sungmin Cho, Foreign Affairs, 12 Nov. 2024
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Vice mayor Belal Aftab and councilmember Chuck Page, both members of the ad hoc committee on economic vitality, were in favor of advancing a pilot outdoor dining program that would allow Hero Ranch Kitchen restaurant to expand its outdoor dining with logistical support from city staff.Isha Trivedi, The Mercury News, 10 Nov. 2024
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There is no indication that the commercial milk or beef supplies have been affected, the Food and Drug Administration has said.Erika Edwards, NBC News, 7 Nov. 2024
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Slides from the presentation show that NASA asked commercial providers to submit proposals that explained how their technology could be applied to Mars.Michael Kan, PCMAG, 7 Nov. 2024
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Even if Vice President Kamala Harris had won, much of that money would have continued to flow.CNN.com, The Mercury News, 7 Nov. 2024
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Republicans have even spent some money attacking the Libertarian candidate, Donald Rainwater, in recent weeks.Brittany Carloni, The Indianapolis Star, 6 Nov. 2024
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James Dyson, the business magnate behind electronics giant Dyson, slammed Chancellor Rachel Reeves’s measures to increase taxes, including on the inheritance of farmland worth above £1 million in value.BYPrarthana Prakash, Fortune Europe, 4 Nov. 2024
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Trump has taken up an idea floated by Musk to create a government efficiency commission, and said the tech magnate would be a big part of the commission.Lora Kolodny, CNBC, 20 Oct. 2024
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Trump’s policies will help billionaires like Elon Musk but hurt most everyday Americans.Peter Green, Quartz, 9 Nov. 2024
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Case in point, Stephen Schwarzman, the billionaire impresario of Blackstone, the world’s largest private equity firm, just hosted a 200-person housewarming party at his $27 million mansion in Newport.Letters To The Editor, The Mercury News, 9 Nov. 2024
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“Capitalist.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/capitalist. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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