by
Steve Fraser
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The Three Faces of Risk
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fatuous
(en)
(adjective) complacently or inanely foolish; silly
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the fatuity and hypocrisy that lurked just beneath this romance of risk
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the fatuity and hypocrisy that lurked just beneath this romance of risk
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writ large
(en)
clear and obvious, in a stark or exaggerated form
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Confidence Men writ large, as a moral stench in the nostrils of society
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Confidence Men writ large, as a moral stench in the nostrils of society
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declension
(en)
(noun) a falling off or away; deterioration / (noun) descent slope
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the declension of the masculine mystique long identified with the titan of finance
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the declension of the masculine mystique long identified with the titan of finance
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variegated
(en)
(adj) exhibiting different colors, especially as irregular patches or streaks
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Populism, progressivism, and the New Deal (not to mention socialism and the labor movement) are overdetermined phenomena originating in multiple grievances, articulating a variegated array of desires and objectives
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Populism, progressivism, and the New Deal (not to mention socialism and the labor movement) are overdetermined phenomena originating in multiple grievances, articulating a variegated array of desires and objectives
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sacerdotal
(en)
(adjective) of or relating to priests or a priesthood; priestly / (adjective) of, relating to, or suggesting sacerdotalism
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A sacerdotal atmosphere pervades this old-line family bank, where the very notion of risk is verboten, where rumors and hot tips are considered unseemly
forgot this lol
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A sacerdotal atmosphere pervades this old-line family bank, where the very notion of risk is verboten, where rumors and hot tips are considered unseemly
forgot this lol
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3 years, 7 months ago