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- noun The practice of an athlete progressively increasing the
dosage of an illegaldrug to a maximum, and then progressively lowering it, between competitions so as to reduce the chances of being caught
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a fraudulent business practice involving some form of pyramid scheme e.g., the chain of distribution is artificially expanded by an excessive number of distributors selling to other distributors at progressively higher wholesale prices until retail prices are unnecessarily inflated
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Examples
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And because the tax applies to all business transactions, it creates what economists call a "pyramiding" effect that has a damaging overall economic impact.
The Death of Single Payer Health Care Matt Johnston 2007
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He had set out to monopolise the coastwise steamship trade of the country, and had bought line after line of vessels by this same device of "pyramiding"; and now, finding that he needed still more money to buy out his rivals, he had purchased or started a dozen or so of trust companies and banks.
The Moneychangers Upton Sinclair 1923
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All the while outside input is garnered via "pyramiding," which often translates into a phone tree to communicate with other parents and teachers.
Chicago Reader 2010
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In its unanimous report of 1909 the committee found that the greatest evil of the stock market was "pyramiding" of speculation for the rise on the basis of previous paper profits, now used as "margin" for still larger ventures.
The Big Picture 2008
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In its unanimous report of 1909 the committee found that the greatest evil of the stock market was "pyramiding" of speculation for the rise on the basis of previous paper profits, now used as "margin" for still larger ventures.
The Big Picture 2008
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"The next step is 'pyramiding' or putting those genes together into the same plant."
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In its unanimous report of 1909 the committee found that the greatest evil of the stock market was "pyramiding" of speculation for the rise on the basis of previous paper profits, now used as "margin" for still larger ventures.
The Big Picture 2008
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In its unanimous report of 1909 the committee found that the greatest evil of the stock market was "pyramiding" of speculation for the rise on the basis of previous paper profits, now used as "margin" for still larger ventures.
The Big Picture 2008
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In its unanimous report of 1909 the committee found that the greatest evil of the stock market was "pyramiding" of speculation for the rise on the basis of previous paper profits, now used as "margin" for still larger ventures.
The Big Picture 2008
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In its unanimous report of 1909 the committee found that the greatest evil of the stock market was "pyramiding" of speculation for the rise on the basis of previous paper profits, now used as "margin" for still larger ventures.
The Big Picture 2008
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