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| shares of ownership in a corporation |
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| loss of jobs--having fewer jobs available than the people needing them |
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| an oil operator who drills for wells in territory not known to contain oil |
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| general economic principle that expresses the relationship between the quantity and supply of a product and its price |
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| the law applied by government military forces in an emergency |
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| a reduction in unit costs brought about especially by increased size of production facilities |
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| the geographic area, including the Texas Panhandle, hardest hit by the drought during the 1930's where the soil was so dry it blew away in great clouds of dust |
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| government agencies that came to be known by the first initials of their names |
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| artwork applied to a wall or ceiling |
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| organized groups that borrowed money from the government to pay for installing electrical services |
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| plowing around the contour of a hill,rather than up and down, to conserve water |
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| to excuse from punishment |
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| a refusal to work as protest against the employer |
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| the process of allowing an impartial observer to resolve a dispute |
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