urban renewal
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332 books
first published
1 Nov 1961
program of land redevelopment in cities, often where there is urban decay
Jane Jacobs
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232 books
first published
1 Nov 1961
an American-Canadian journalist and activist best known for her influence on urban planning and her opposition to the urban renewal policies of the 1950s in New York.
back-to-the-land
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194 books
first published
15 Sep 1959
a social movement encouraging migration from urban to rural areas
Rory Stewart
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30 books
first published
15 Sep 1959
added 27 Oct 2023
a British politician, diplomat, and writer who has served as a Member of Parliament and as Minister of State for International Development.
Etonian
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152 books
first published
15 Sep 1959
merchant ship
haute couture
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169 books
first published
1957
term used to describe the creation of exclusive, custom-fitted clothing
Eric Newby
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16 books
first published
1957
added 8 Apr 2025
jitney
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60 books
first published
1957
Northern Rock
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167 books
first published
1957
former British bank
fixed income
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415 books
first published
1957
added 9 Feb 2017
Ida Tarbell
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67 books
first published
1956
added 23 May 2021
an American journalist, known for her pioneering investigative reporting that led to the breakup of the Standard Oil Company
affirmative action
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413 books
first published
1956
policies to improve opportunities for discriminated minority groups
pneumatic tube
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80 books
first published
1956
added 29 Dec 2021
a system that propels cylindrical containers through a network of tubes using compressed air or vacuum.
Thorstein Veblen
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214 books
first published
1956
an American economist and sociologist, famous for introducing the term 'conspicuous consumption'
desegregation
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264 books
first published
1956
the process of ending racial segregation in institutions such as schools and buses
long peace
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52 books
first published
1956
added 17 Jul 2017
absence of major wars following World War II
Asilomar
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70 books
first published
1956
added 11 Feb 2017
American ideology
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53 books
first published
1956
added 28 Nov 2017
the set of beliefs and values such as individualism, freedom, and capitalism that are generally thought to be held by the American populace
Mason jar
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135 books
first published
1955
a molded glass jar used primarily for home canning and preserving food, but has gained popularity for various crafts and applications.
Charles Lindbergh
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225 books
first published
2 Jan 1953
added 15 Oct 2020
American aviator, author, inventor, explorer, and social activist
sugar pill
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67 books
first published
2 Jan 1953
added 6 Sep 2022
stock buybacks
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120 books
first published
1949
added 29 Dec 2021
the repurchasing of shares by a company to reduce the number of shares on the market, often to increase shareholder value.
Yogi Berra
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151 books
first published
1949
added 17 Jan 2017
an American baseball catcher, coach, and manager known for his humorous and paradoxical quotes
sharing economy
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239 books
first published
1949
an economic system where assets or services are shared between individuals, often facilitated by a platform
business cycle
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598 books
first published
1949
added 18 Mar 2018
fluctuation in the degree of utilization of the production potential of an economy
air freight
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113 books
first published
1949
transportation of goods via air, usually high-value items
Y2K
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226 books
first published
1949
added 15 Oct 2020
money market fund
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255 books
first published
1949
added 12 Feb 2017
type of investment fund
diversified portfolio
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241 books
first published
1949
an investment strategy that allocates assets across a variety of different types of investments such as stocks, bonds, and real estate to reduce risk.
Michael Milken
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187 books
first published
1949
added 6 Feb 2022
American investor
Isaac Newton
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689 books
first published
1949
added 28 Jan 2017
English mathematician and physicist (1642–1727)
Alan Greenspan
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549 books
first published
1949
added 11 Feb 2022
American economist, former Federal Reserve Chairman
John Bogle
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89 books
first published
1949
added 25 Oct 2021
buy low sell high
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80 books
first published
1949
2018 simulation video game developed by Red Fox Game Studios
index fund
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285 books
first published
1949
fund representing a specific index
dogs of the Dow
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13 books
first published
1949
added 10 Mar 2018
stock investment strategy based on Dow Jones Industrial index
AOL-Time Warner
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142 books
first published
1949
added 23 Oct 2022
former American multinational media conglomerate
risk tolerance
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390 books
first published
1949
the degree of variability in investment returns that an individual is willing to endure
intangible asset
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183 books
first published
1949
added 9 Aug 2017
asset that lacks physical substance and usually is very hard to evaluate
market bubble
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256 books
first published
1949
economic phenomenon of very high prices driven by speculation
tulip mania
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95 books
first published
1949
17th-century economic bubble in the Netherlands
VA Linux
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15 books
first published
1949
junk bonds
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344 books
first published
1949
added 26 Feb 2022
financial product
Andrei Shleifer
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110 books
first published
1949
a Russian-American economist and a professor at Harvard University, known for his work in the field of finance
Yom Kippur War
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205 books
first published
1946
October 1973 war between Egypt and Syria at one side and Israel on the other side
source of truth
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69 books
first published
21 Mar 1945
added 9 Apr 2017
a term used in data management to indicate the primary, authoritative source of a particular piece of data.
Charlemagne
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313 books
first published
21 Mar 1945
added 8 Dec 2024
Byzantine Empire
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199 books
first published
21 Mar 1945
added 7 Oct 2023
Roman Empire during Late Antiquity and the Middle Ages
liberation theology
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75 books
first published
21 Mar 1945
added 11 Mar 2017
Christian theological approach emphasizing the liberation of the oppressed
Plato's cave
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75 books
first published
21 Mar 1945
added 24 Oct 2022
a philosophical allegory by Plato describing people who perceive only the shadows of reality, used to explore themes of knowledge, reality, and perception.