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Mining

Of or pertaining to the process or business of extracting materials, such as ore or minerals, from the earth's crust.

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halve a match

Sports; Golf

This is also a match play term, and it means that both players have won the same number holes during the match.

downsizing

Business services; Human resources

Reducing the number of employees in an organization.

unequal voting

Financial services; General Finance

These provisions limit the voting rights of some shareholders and expand those of others. Under time-phased voting, shareholders who have held the stock for a given period of time ...

fission

Energy; Nuclear energy

The splitting of atoms that results in the release of large amounts of energy. Two or three neutrons are usually released during this event. Fission occurs either naturally or ...

quadriceps

Sports; Bicycle & electric bicycle

the large muscle in front of the thigh, the strength of which helps determine a cyclist's ability to pedal with power.

Copper

Kitchen & dining; Cooking tools

The metal's ability to conduct heat evenly makes it especially effective for top-of-range cooking.

trickle down

Financial services; General Finance

An economic theory that the support of businesses that allows them to flourish will eventually benefit middle- and lower-income people, in the form of increased economic activity ...

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