capitalism
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LACMA, for example, represents art history and community, and with its nearly $724 million expansion, also becomes a symbol of capitalism.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 4, 2026
Over generations, capitalism with American characteristics has produced technological advances, rising living standards and great wealth.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 31, 2026
An inside student might say that prisons in eastern Oregon used to be mental institutions and Army barracks; an outside student might speak about modernity and the need for discipline and control under capitalism.
From Slate • May 27, 2026
It also set the stage for the church’s ambivalent relationship to capitalism.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 25, 2026
You considered the only unseen forces to be those of capitalism and the love of Jesus Christ.
From "Native Speaker" by Chang-rae Lee
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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