carpetbagger
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Several works focus on the century-long development of Puerto Rico as a speculative real estate investment by both carpetbagging outsiders and an opportunistic home government.
From New York Times • Nov. 25, 2022
The 2010-2013 series gave me what any carpetbagging reporter really needed: the attitude of the city, its texture, its walk and its talk.
From Washington Post • Oct. 31, 2022
Why do voters respond positively to deeply rooted candidates and negatively to their carpetbagging counterparts?
From Salon • Aug. 19, 2022
You would think that living in a state for 16 years would be enough to shake off attacks of opportunism or carpetbagging.
From Slate • Apr. 20, 2018
I think she has found out about the carpetbagging.
From Andrew the Glad by Daviess, Maria Thompson
Vocabulary lists containing carpetbagger
The American Civil War
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American History - Middle School
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American History - High School
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