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  • 61Trend — The general direction of the market. The New York Times Financial Glossary * * * trend trend [trend] noun [countable] 1. the general way in which a particular situation is changing or developing: • a New Jersey firm that tracks financial market… …

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  • 62trend — A significant price movement in one direction or another. Trends may go either up or down. The CENTER ONLINE Futures Glossary The general direction of the market. Bloomberg Financial Dictionary The general direction of the market. Chicago… …

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  • 63biased — UK US (also biassed) /ˈbaɪəst/ adjective ► preferring or disliking someone or something more than someone or something else, in a way that means that they are treated unfairly: biased against sb/sth »He believes the American justice system is… …

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  • 64abandon — verb 1 leave sb/sth ADVERB ▪ hastily ▪ The town had been hastily abandoned. PHRASES ▪ abandon sb to their fate ▪ be left abandoned …

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  • 65bias — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun ADJECTIVE ▪ clear, definite, marked, obvious, significant, strong ▪ blatant ▪ slight …

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  • 66policy — noun 1 plan of action ADJECTIVE ▪ clear, coherent ▪ explicit, specific ▪ strict ▪ conscious, deliberate …

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  • 67pronounce — verb 1 make the sound of a word/letter ADVERB ▪ clearly, distinctly ▪ correctly, properly VERB + PRONOUNCE ▪ can, know how to …

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  • 68show — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 on TV, radio, etc. ADJECTIVE ▪ live, recorded ▪ family ▪ cable (AmE), network (esp. AmE), radio, television …

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  • 69speak — verb 1 have a conversation ADVERB ▪ briefly ▪ We spoke briefly on the phone. ▪ at length ▪ hardly ▪ Ben hardly spoke to me all evening …

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  • 70use — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 using; being used ADJECTIVE ▪ considerable, extensive, great, heavy, liberal ▪ full, maximum ▪ He made …

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