Meanings
- abbreviationinitialismInitialism of Consumer News and Business Channel (an American television channel).
Mnuchin, asked about climate change in a CNBC interview after his comments about Thunberg, argued there were bigger issues that also needed to be addressed. When a host noted clean air rules as an example of something that might be more urgent, Mnuchin ignored the interjection.
2020 January 23, Philip Bump, “Mnuchin said Thunberg needed to study economics before offering climate proposals. So we talked to an economist.”, in Washington Post, archived from the original on 21 Mar 2021
- abbreviationinitialismnot comparableInitialism of childless not by choice.
CNBC community members may have exhausted fertility and adoption options as Tennant did, they might not have carried a baby to term, or they might have not found the right life partner.
2021 December 8, Rosie Colosi, “How I learned to embrace my child-free life after wanting to be a mom for years”, in MSNBC, archived from the original on 07 Feb 20231 more example
CNBC means just what it says: It describes individuals who don't have children and that wasn't their choice. It doesn't mean that everyone who is CNBC has experienced infertility, but a lot have. It doesn't mean that everyone who is CNBC has undergone fertility treatments, but a lot have.
2023 June 19, Ashley Maier, “The Cruelty of Natalism”, in Psychology Today, New York, N.Y.: Sussex Publishers, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 20 Jun 2023Antonyms: CBC
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