Global Scholars Unit 1

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  1. technology
    the practical application of science to commerce or industry
    Beyond audio: Human has started with headphones, but the company is really about making technology that meets people’s needs. Seattle Times (Sep 25, 2016)
  2. collaboration
    act of working jointly
    Here believes that industry collaboration is essential to address the major challenges faced by road users everywhere. BBC (Sep 26, 2016)
  3. sustainable
    capable of being prolonged
    As farmers adopt more sustainable strategies, tomato lovers may ultimately have to adjust to higher prices. New York Times (Aug 29, 2016)
  4. digital
    using or characteristic of computerized technology
    “We are not in an analog culture but in a digital culture. And no one really travels any more.” New York Times (Aug 23, 2016)
  5. peer
    a person who is of equal standing with another in a group
    These students ate 2.9 cups of fruits and vegetables daily -- about a half a cup more than their peers who never gardened, the study showed. US News (Sep 23, 2016)
  6. cross-cultural
    dealing with or comparing two or more cultures
    Music festivals always promise a kind of cross-cultural empathy. Los Angeles Times (May 26, 2016)
  7. global
    involving the entire earth
    Their kids will be competing with as many as 2x the current global population. New York Times (Aug 24, 2016)
  8. scholar
    a learned person
    It’s a missing piece of American history that scholars only recently have begun to uncover. Washington Post (Sep 25, 2016)
  9. communicate
    transmit information
    Under the rules, all energy suppliers are supposed to communicate fairly and transparently with their customers. BBC (Sep 30, 2016)
  10. ambassador
    an informal representative
    The US Golf Association called him "golf's greatest ambassador". BBC (Sep 26, 2016)
Created on Fri Sep 23 09:49:20 EDT 2016 (updated Thu Feb 09 15:37:43 EST 2017)

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