Barnum

[bahr-nuhm]

noun

1. P(hineas) T(aylor), 1810–91, U.S. showman who established a circus in 1871.

Barnum

/ ˈbɑːnəm /

noun

1. P ( hineas ) T ( aylor ). 1810–91, US showman, who created The Greatest Show on Earth (1871) and, with J. A. Bailey, founded the Barnum and Bailey Circus (1881)

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Barnum did acknowledge, however, that there are risks to consumer health ahead—particularly a starker labor market deterioration, which could lead to worse consumer credit performance.

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Despite the higher fee, JPMorgan Chief Financial Officer Jeremy Barnum told analysts this week that “this has already been the best year ever for new account acquisitions for our Sapphire portfolio.”

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“It’s pretty easy to imagine a world where the labor market deteriorates from here,” Barnum says.

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“It’s pretty easy to imagine a world where the labor market deteriorates from here,” Barnum said.

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Terry Barnum, head of athletics at Harvard-Westlake, submitted two re-leaguing plans as proposals but asked they be withdrawn as had been done in the past.

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