Professional critics are individuals who have made careers out of evaluating the creative works. Many are experts within their respective fields and and share their thoughts through journalism, magazines, blogs, etc. Some examples include film critics, restaurant critics, art critics, etc.

Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) was a leading financial institution that catered to the tech industry and had became the preferred bank of almost half of all venture-backed tech startups. In March 2023, amid an environment of central bank-endorsed interest rate hikes following a period of global inflation, there was a run on its deposits, which led to its collapse and seizure on March 10, 2023 by the California Department of Financial Protection and Innovation (DFPI), its regulator. Citing inadequate liquidity and insolvency, state officials at the DFPI appointed the FDIC receiver of the bank. This marked the second-largest bank failure in U.S. history and took place alongside similar issues noted in other banks. While the US treasury took measures to support depositors who were insured by the FDIC, they made it clear that they would not bail out SVB.

The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) is a regional political and economic bloc of fifteen countries located in West Africa, namely Senegal, Ivory Coast, Ghana etc. The stated goal of ECOWAS is to achieve a so-called “Collective Self-Sufficiency” for its member states by creating a single large trade and economic union. It is considered to be one of the pillar regional blocs of African Economic Community (AEC).

"Cut-off culture" refers to the social phenomenon of figuratively cutting people out of one's life. Anyone from acquaintances to significant figures which may include, but are not limited to, close friends and family members are capable of being cut-off from one's life. This act is most commonly, though not exclusively, done at or after the point of conflict/tension within a relationship.

You are an athlete who has been identified as having huge potential in your sport. Unfortunately, you are a citizen of a country that cannot afford to provide the training and facilities you'd need to achieve your potential. Another country has offered you the training and facilities that could make you an Olympian, and potentially an Olympic Champion. The only condition is that you must renounce your current citizenship and become a citizen of this new country

Indigenous people in isolation refer to pre-agricultural tribes that have no regular contact with industrial society. There are estimated to be about 100 distinct groups of indigenous people in isolation on the planet.

The RCEP is an economic bloc mostly consisting of Asian and Australasian countries who trade with each other under duty-free conditions, expanding the member country products to larger, more stable markets. The pre-requisite of accessing larger markets is that you have to open your market up for other members as well.

The BRIC (Brazil, Russia, India, China) is an economic bloc mostly consisting of the four countries who are currently looking to create alternatives for the dollar economy, so to aid various other countries within its umbrella to shift away from dependence on the dollar. Recently, BRICs endorsed Saudi Arabia, Iran, United Arab Emirates, Egypt, Ethiopia and Argentina to join the bloc.

Bangladesh wanted and lobbied to join both.

The RCEP is an economic bloc mostly consisting of Asian and Australasian countries who trade with each other under duty-free conditions, expanding the member country products to larger, more stable markets. The pre-requisite of accessing larger markets is that you have to open your market up for other members as well.

The BRIC (Brazil, Russia, India, China) is an economic bloc mostly consisting of the four countries who are currently looking to create alternatives for the dollar economy, so to aid various other countries within its umbrella to shift away from dependence on the dollar. Recently, BRICs endorsed Saudi Arabia, Iran, United Arab Emirates, Egypt, Ethiopia and Argentina to join the bloc.

Bangladesh wanted and lobbied to join both.

Radical Environmentalism is typified by the idea of taking direct action in defense of Mother Nature including civil disobedience, ecotage and monkeywrenching and economic sabotage