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10 Worst Decisions From the 1980s
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林宜悉 posted on 2025/02/21Ever wonder what went wrong in the 1980s? This video dives into some of the decade's biggest blunders, from economic crises like the Latin American Debt and the Savings and Loan Crisis to the devastating Chernobyl disaster. You'll pick up tons of advanced vocabulary related to history, economics, and public health while learning about these pivotal moments!
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massive
US /ˈmæsɪv/
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UK /ˈmæsɪv/
- Adjective
- Very big; large; too big
- Large or imposing in scale or scope.
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US /ˈkraɪsɪs/
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UK /'kraɪsɪs/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Unstable situation of extreme danger or difficulty
- A turning point in a disease.
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US /straɪk/
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UK /straɪk/
- Transitive Verb
- To hit something
- To remove or erase.
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- A punch or hit
- Fact of not hitting the ball when playing baseball
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UK /dɪˈzi:z/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Illness that affects a person, animal, or plant
- A disorder of structure or function in a plant, especially one caused by a pathogen.
- Transitive Verb
- To affect with disease; to corrupt or sicken.
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