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capitalism

[kap-i-tl-iz-uhm] / ˈkæp ɪ tlˌɪz əm /


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It’s, again, unhinged capitalism and ... felt like it really unlocked so much of the season.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 17, 2026

Hooray for the tort system—words you might not expect to read if you don’t remember that a properly functioning legal system helps capitalism proceed without force or fraud.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 14, 2026

The governance issues he confronted—conflicts of interest, self-dealing, and the temptation to look the other way—are recurring features of modern capitalism, perhaps now more than ever.

From Barron's • Apr. 7, 2026

It not only proclaimed the rights of workers to form unions and seek fair wages, but specifically avoided any endorsement of capitalism.

From Salon • Apr. 5, 2026

In the Soviet Union these include capitalism, God, and the surrender of national sovereignty; in the United States, socialism, atheism, and the surrender of national sovereignty.

From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan




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