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  • 1bear — {{11}}bear (n.) O.E. bera bear, from P.Gmc. *beron, lit. the brown (one) (Cf. O.N. björn, M.Du. bere, Du. beer, O.H.G. bero, Ger. Bär), from PIE *bher (3) bright, brown (see BROWN (Cf. brown)). Greek ark …

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  • 2bear — I. v. a. 1. Uphold, support, sustain, hold up. 2. Carry, transport, convey, waft. 3. Possess, have, hold. 4. Endure, suffer, undergo, brook, tolerate, abide, put up with, bear with, take patiently or easily, have patience with, submit to. 5.… …

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  • 3Speculation — Speculator redirects here. For the village, see Speculator, New York. For the Montana mining incident, see Speculator Mine disaster. This article is about the financial term. For other uses, see Speculation (disambiguation). Financial market… …

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  • 4Tulip mania — A tulip, known as the Viceroy , displayed in a 1637 Dutch catalog. Its bulb cost between 3000 and 4200 florins depending on size. A skilled craftsman at the time earned about 300 florins a year.[1] Tulip mania or tulipomania (Dutch names include …

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  • 5Modern Age of Comic Books — Watchmen (1986), one of the comics considered to signify the beginning of the Modern Age. Cover art by Dave Gibbons. Time span c.1985 present Related periods …

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  • 6commodity trade — ▪ economics Introduction       the international trade in primary goods. Such goods are raw or partly refined materials whose value mainly reflects the costs of finding, gathering, or harvesting them; they are traded for processing or… …

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  • 7Speculation — • A term used with reference to business transactions to signify the investing of money at a risk of loss on the chance of unusual gain Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Speculation     Speculation …

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  • 8George Soros — Infobox Celebrity name = George Soros imagesize = 300px caption = George Soros speaking in Malaysia birth date = birth date and age|1930|08|12 birth place = Budapest, Hungary death date = death place = occupation = speculator, investor,… …

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  • 9Nathan Bedford Forrest — For the World War II General, see Nathan Bedford Forrest III. Nathan Bedford Forrest Born July 13, 1821(1821 07 13) Chapel …

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  • 10Bernard Baruch — Bernard Mannes Baruch (pronEng|bəˈɹuk) (August 18, 1870 ndash;June 20, 1965) was a Jewish American financier, stock market speculator, statesman, and presidential advisor. After his success in business, he devoted his time toward advising… …

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