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(noun, negative) a strong desire for more food, money, power, possessions etc than you need.
E.g.: Burning the rainforest is motivated by greed. |
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(verb) to find out the facts about something.
E.g.: Experts have been unable to determine the cause of the explosion. |
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(noun) something that limits your freedom to do what you want.
E.g.: The government has placed constraints on further research. |
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(noun,neutral) something that you think is true although you have no proof.
E.g.: We are working on the assumption that prices will rise. |
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(adjective) causing a lot of disagreement amoung people.
E.g.: The site of the new road has been a controversial issue. |
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