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Plain definitions of the words that keep turning up in the coverage.

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Op-ed

An opinion piece by someone outside the newsroom, published under their own name. It carries the author's view…

Deflation

A sustained fall in the general price level. It sounds welcome but tends to delay spending and raise…

Dividend

A share of profit paid out to shareholders, usually quarterly. Cutting one is a strong signal about a…

Training data

The material a model learns from. Its gaps and biases carry through into the model's output, which is…

Bipartisan

Supported by members of opposing parties. It describes the pattern of support for a measure, not its merits.

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