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A business venture
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A new project involving risk and potential profit.
An entrepreneur, entrepreneurial/enterprising
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A person who starts and runs a business with initiative.
To do/conduct/carry out market research
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To gather data about customers and the market.
Validity of the idea, valid
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The soundness or credibility of a business concept.
Feasibility, feasible
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The practicality and achievability of an idea.
A business plan
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A written document outlining a company's strategy and goals.
Venture capital, venture capitalists
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Investment funds and those who provide them to startups.
Business angels / angel investors
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Individuals investing personal funds in early-stage businesses.
A stake in a company
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Ownership interest or share in a business.
To raise capital to set up a business
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To gather funds to start a company.
Incubators
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Programs that support startups with resources and mentorship.
Government grants
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Non-repayable funds given by the government.
Bank loan
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Borrowed money from a bank that must be repaid with interest.
Bootstrapping
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Starting a business using personal savings or minimal resources.
Crowdfunding
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Raising money from many people, often via the internet.
A businessperson, a business leader, the founder
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A person who leads or starts a business.
A business empire
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A large group of businesses owned by one entity.
Magnates/moguls / tycoons
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Powerful and wealthy businesspeople.
Drive(n)
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Strong motivation or ambition to succeed.
To backfire
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To have an unintended negative effect.
Gut instinct
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A quick, intuitive feeling about something.
Persistence
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Continuing effort despite difficulties.
To skyrocket
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To rise or grow very quickly.
A setback
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A problem that delays or hinders progress.
To pick up a skill/ a language
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To learn something informally or quickly.
To be in tune with
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To be aligned or in harmony with something.
To admit defeat
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To accept failure or loss.
To second guess
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To doubt or question a decision after making it.
To fall at the first hurdle
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To fail early in an attempt.
To have something on back order
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To have items delayed due to high demand.
The volume of orders
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The total number of customer purchases.
Entrepreneurial mindset
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A way of thinking that embraces innovation and risk.
Growth mindset
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Belief in the ability to develop skills through effort.
To embrace challenges
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To welcome difficulties as opportunities.
To hinder
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To obstruct or slow down progress.
To maintain focus
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To keep attention fixed on a goal.
To start from scratch
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To begin with nothing.
To be resourceful, resourcefulness
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Being able to solve problems creatively.
Daydreaming
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Letting your mind wander to imagined ideas.
To disconnect from the outside world
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To take a break from external input.
To focus on a train of thought
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To concentrate on a continuous line of ideas.
To leave room for intuition and spontaneity
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To allow space for natural decisions.
Spontaneous
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Done without planning or premeditation.
To go against conventional wisdom
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To challenge widely accepted beliefs.
Perseverance vs persistence
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Perseverance is long-term commitment; persistence is repeated effort.
To overshadow sth
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To make something seem less important.
To be self-reliant
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To depend on oneself rather than others.
To achieve/ realize/fulfil a dream, to make a dream come true
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To successfully accomplish a long-held goal.
To achieve, have, enjoy success
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To reach or experience a desired outcome.
To come up with an idea
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To create a new concept or plan.
A household name
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A person or brand widely recognized by the public.
To be credited with (an invention)
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To be recognized as the inventor.
A twist
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An unexpected change or surprise in events.
Lateral thinking
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Creative problem-solving through indirect approaches.
Cross-over
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A blend or mix between two fields or genres.
Networking
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Building professional relationships to support your goals.
To be on the lookout for sth
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To actively search for something.
A prolific inventor
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Someone who creates many inventions.
To live up to (expectations)
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To meet or exceed expectations.
A trade-off
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A compromise between two desirable things.
To be stigmatised
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To be unfairly judged or labeled negatively.
To bear fruit
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To produce successful results.
To put an idea on hold
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To pause a plan temporarily.
To make up your mind
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To make a decision.
An emerging economy
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A country with growing industrial and financial development.
Fellow entrepreneurs
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Other business founders like yourself.
Up-and-coming entrepreneurs
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Rising, promising new business creators.
Entrepreneurship thrives
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Business innovation and startups flourish.
Be notable by one’s absence
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To be conspicuously missing.
Be hostile to sb
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To act unfriendly or aggressively toward someone.
A badge of honour
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A sign of pride and achievement.
Start-up doggedness
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Persistent determination in building a startup.
Seed capital
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Initial funding to launch a business.
To court philanthropic foundations
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To seek support from charitable donors.
Elitist
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Favoring a privileged or exclusive group.
To screen entrepreneurs
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To evaluate entrepreneurs before supporting them.
Establishment
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Traditional power structures or institutions.
Endorsement and support
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Public approval and backing.
Dotcom bubble
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The tech stock surge and crash in the early 2000s.
A favela
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A low-income urban area, often in Brazil.
To strike a deal
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To reach a business agreement.
To learn from early stumbles
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To gain lessons from initial failures.
To pursue profits
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To aim for financial gain.
A venture
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A risky business project.
An endeavor
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An effort to achieve something.
To pop up
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To appear suddenly.
A chunk of fortune
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A large amount of money.
Up-and-running business
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A business that is operational.
Vibrant
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Energetic and full of life.
Mighty
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Strong and powerful.
A donor
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Someone who gives money or support.
An enabler
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Someone or something that helps success happen.
A social entrepreneur
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A founder who solves social issues with business.
A business tycoon
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A very successful and powerful businessperson.
Business elite
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The top-tier of influential business leaders.
A mentor
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An experienced guide and advisor.
An advisor
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A person who offers expert guidance.
An industrialist
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A leader in the manufacturing sector.
To account for
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To explain or represent part of a whole.
To amount to
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To total or equal something.
To benefit from
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To gain from a situation.
To differ from
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To be unlike something else.
To focus on
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To direct attention toward something.
To rely on
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To depend on someone or something.
To result in/from
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To cause or be caused by something.
To succeed in/to
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To accomplish or transition to something.
To suffer from
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To experience problems or harm.
Give and take
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Mutual compromise.
Dos and don’ts
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Rules of proper or improper behavior.
Bits and pieces
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Small or assorted items.
Far and away
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By a large margin.
Ups and downs
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Highs and lows in progress or emotion.
Over and above
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In addition to.
Profit and loss
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Earnings versus expenses.
Pick and choose
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To select carefully.
Ins and outs
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The details or complexities.
Trial and error
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Solving by experimenting and learning from mistakes.
To get the business off the ground
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To successfully start a business.
To break even
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To have no net loss or gain.
To integrate a family business
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To incorporate into a family-run company.
A sideline activity
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A secondary business or hobby.
To move onto its own premises
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To shift into an independent business location.
To be too reliant on one customer
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To depend excessively on one client.
Tempting
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Appealing but possibly risky.
Surveillance
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Close monitoring or observation.
To set out to achieve sth
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To begin with a goal in mind.
Validity
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The state of being reasonable or logical.
Financial projections
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Forecasted financial performance.
Provisions in the contract
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Specific terms or clauses in an agreement.
A frank discussion
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An honest and open conversation.
Pending patent applications
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Patent requests awaiting decision.
Prospective customers
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Potential clients or buyers.
In situ
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In its original or actual location.
Strengths and weaknesses
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Positive and negative attributes.
Sustainable competitive advantage
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Long-term benefit over competitors.
To cater to/for sb
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To serve someone’s needs or wants.
Projections for future revenue
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Expected future earnings.
Sales forecasts
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Predicted future sales volume.
A break-even point
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When revenue equals costs.
Exit route /exit strategy
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Planned way to leave a business.
Equity funding vs debt funding
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Selling ownership vs borrowing with repayment.
A collateral / a security
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Asset used to secure a loan.
A trade sale
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Selling a business to another company.
An IPO
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Initial public offering of company shares.
A listed company
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A company traded on the stock exchange.
Risk-averse
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Avoiding unnecessary risks.
Asset base
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Total owned resources and property.
Rapid growth
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Fast expansion or increase.
Portfolio
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A collection of investments or products.
Returns
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Profits made from investments.
Equity
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Ownership in a business.
To become a public company
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To start offering shares publicly.
To go public
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To sell company shares on the market.
IPO = a flotation
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First time offering of public shares.
To underwrite the stock issue (by an investment bank)
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To guarantee the share sale.
Due diligence
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Detailed investigation before a deal.
A prospectus
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A formal investment document.
Stock exchange
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Market where stocks are bought and sold.
Primary vs secondary market
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First sale vs resale of securities.
The nominal value of a stock
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The original face value of a share.
The market price of a stock
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The current trading price of a share.
Market-makers
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Firms that ensure liquidity in stock markets.
Stockbrokers
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Professionals who trade stocks for clients.
A rights issue
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A share offer to existing shareholders.
An elevator pitch
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A brief, persuasive business summary.
A sales pitch
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A talk designed to sell something.
At the outset
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At the beginning.
A catchy phrase
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A memorable and appealing slogan.
To capture one’s interest/ attention
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To attract and hold attention.
To give your product an edge over competitors
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To make it stand out.
To take advantage of (e.g. one’s position)
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To use something for personal gain.

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