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"meltdown" (l.6) means a process of irreversible decline.
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"behest" (l.8) is closest in meaning to an authoritative command or request.
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"entrepreneurs" (l.37) means people who organize, operate, and assume the risk for a business venture.
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"gobble" (l.22) is synonymous with swallow.
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Easyjet's founder, Sir Stelios Haji-Ioannou, has had a quarrel with his board of directors.
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Sir Stelios' plans for easyJet include a rapid expansion of its fleet.
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Aside from the number of airships operating together, easyJet seems better placed than its competitors to ride out the storm.
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Sir Stelios hinted that unless Sir Colin Chandler complied with his plans of reversing easyJet's policy of investing available funds to support the airline's growth, he would reassume the chairmanship.
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The speculation that Sir Stelios may be trying to drive down easyJet's share price is unlikely to be true.
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The word "puzzling" (l.5) is synonymous with baffling.
