capitalism
Example Sentences
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It is making a cold-eyed bet that the most frenzied build-out in the history of American capitalism will produce inadequate returns.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 15, 2026
Or a subtle form of protest against the Dodgers, champions of capitalism?
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 15, 2026
He was a leading member of the "Frankfurt School", a body of thought critical of capitalism from a "new left" perspective distinct from traditional Marxism.
From BBC • Mar. 14, 2026
So it’s not just religion qua religion, or religion and law; it’s really bolted onto ideas of capitalism and the economy and dominion of the world.
From Slate • Mar. 10, 2026
Shin did not yet know this, but grassroots capitalism, vagabond trading, and rampant corruption were creating cracks in the police state that surrounded Camp 14.
From "Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West" by Blaine Harden
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