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‘Cheap Labor Inhibits Innovation…’: JD Vance rips into globalization failure
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Debate LFH posted on 2025/03/25Ever wondered how globalization impacts innovation and jobs? This video dives into JD Vance's critique of globalization's failures, exploring why cheap labor might actually hinder progress and looking at industrial policy. You'll pick up advanced vocabulary related to manufacturing, productivity, and innovation, making it a fantastic way to boost your workplace English!
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US /ˈkrɪtɪkəl/
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UK /ˈkrɪtɪkl/
- Adjective
- Making a negative judgment of something
- Being important or serious; vital; dangerous
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US /fɔrs, fors/
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UK /fɔ:s/
- Noun
- Group of persons trained for military action; army
- Pressure; attraction
- Transitive Verb
- To use physical strength or violence to persuade
- To break open (something) using force.
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- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Amount of liquid from firmly pressing e.g. orange
- Act of putting pressure on, as to get liquid out
- Transitive Verb
- To force or threaten someone to give you something
- To strongly compress something to get liquid out
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US /'feɪljər/
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UK /ˈfeɪljə(r)/
- Noun
- When things go wrong; lack of function
- Act or result of not achieving your goals
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