Taleb

/ ˈtælɪb /

noun

1. (in Afghanistan) a member of the Taliban

Example Sentences

Debt has a habit of spiraling out of control and thus “fragilizing systems,” as Nassim Taleb puts it.

From The Daily Beast

Taleb also provides a variety of practical ways to embrace antifragility.

From The Daily Beast

Nassim Nicholas Taleb has little tolerance for, well, a lot of things.

From The Daily Beast

Taleb maintains that living things and complex systems are all antifragile to some degree.

From The Daily Beast

Fooled by Randomness by Nassim Nicholas Taleb “This is the precursor to The Black Swan and is, I think, a stronger book.”

From The Daily Beast

Here the deep, thundrous growling of the impatient animal came from the cage, to add emphasis to the exhortation of the Taleb.

From Project Gutenberg

A couple of servants wait upon the owner of the house, Ben Taleb, the Moorish doctor.

From Project Gutenberg

This is certainly fair enough, and Ben Taleb presumes to be a man who desires to do that which is right.

From Project Gutenberg

So he assumes a cheerfulness he is far from feeling, and assures Ben Taleb he will always be indebted to him for his kindness.

From Project Gutenberg

"America—Chicago," with the full belief that the taleb must have heard of the bustling city upon Lake Michigan.

From Project Gutenberg