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How was the nep different than war communism?

Score: 4.4/5 (67 votes) How was the New Economic Policy different than war communism? Peasants could sell their produce openly, and retail stores and small industries could be privately owned and operated. ... Lenin's New Economic Policy (NEP) saved the Soviet Union from complete economic disas...

Feb 05, 2026 • 1,404 READS

media

Is quirkiness a real word?

Score: 4.2/5 (14 votes) Quirkiness is a quality of being slightly eccentric or unconventional. If your best friends love your blue hair, taste for mayonnaise sandwiches, and habit of singing instead of speaking, they appreciate your quirkiness. While quirkiness is usually a little strange or peculia...

Feb 05, 2026 • 958 READS

education insights

Do unions pay taxes?

Score: 4.7/5 (71 votes) Labor unions are nonprofits, and they rake in millions of dollars a year tax-free in member dues. Unions don't have to pay federal or state income taxes on member dues or donations, nor property taxes on much of their real estate. Those items are exempt from the very sam...

Feb 05, 2026 • 545 READS

public policy

Do stereoisomers have to be chiral?

Score: 4.5/5 (12 votes) A stereocenter is any atom in a molecule for which exchanging two groups creates a different stereoisomer. All chiral centers are stereocenters, however, not all stereocenters are chiral centers as we will encounter examples of this in later chapters. Do not sweat this detail...

Feb 05, 2026 • 325 READS

environment

Would an urban fox attack a dog?

Score: 4.7/5 (71 votes) It is very unusual for foxes to attack dogs. ... Overall though, a fox would rarely approach a dog, but they could act in defence if a dog approached and cornered them. The bottom line is, it's very unlikely for a fox to attack a dog, even a small dog unless it has been ...

Feb 05, 2026 • 1,858 READS

technology trends

What does insuperable barrier mean?

Score: 4.1/5 (26 votes) incapable of being passed over, overcome, or surmounted: an insuperable barrier.What is the word insuperable mean?: incapable of being surmounted, overcome, passed over, or solved insuperable difficulties.What do you mean by lethargy?What is lethargy? Lethargy causes you to f...

Feb 05, 2026 • 356 READS

technology trends

Do doctors still do exploratory surgery?

Score: 5/5 (52 votes) Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. Exploratory surgery is a diagnostic method used by doctors when trying to find a diagnosis for an ailment. With the invention of modern imaging techniques, exploratory surgery is becoming less common in humans.When do doctors do...

Feb 05, 2026 • 1,607 READS

public policy

What does the word unsubordinated mean?

Score: 4.7/5 (32 votes) A subordinate clause, dependent clause or embedded clause is a clause that is embedded within a complex sentence. For instance, in the English sentence "I know that Bette is a dolphin", the clause "that Bette is a dolphin" occurs as the complement of the verb "know" rather th...

Feb 05, 2026 • 968 READS

science

What is engorgement breastfeeding?

Score: 4.8/5 (22 votes) Breast engorgement. Breast engorgement is when, for whatever reason, your breasts become overly full. They may feel hard, tight and painful. "In the early days, engorgement can be due to your milk coming in and your newborn not feeding as much as perhaps they need to," says B...

Feb 05, 2026 • 1,047 READS

science

What did the nonimportation agreements do?

Score: 4.7/5 (22 votes) The Nonimportation Agreement (1768), which required the American colonies to purchase English goods over those from foreign lands, was a result of Britain's attempt to find new sources of revenue for colonial defense and administration. ...What was the Nonimportation agr...

Feb 05, 2026 • 133 READS