Vocabulary Check

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1. Private _____ activity can include buying distressed companies, and providing management services to maximize the chances of turnaround.
2. Apparently, bank managers are not feeling the _____ in the same way as their employees.
3. Children are far less likely to suffer from the ______ of toothache.
4. In the 1950s and 1960s, when communities across North America debated whether to put fluoride in their supply dentists, university researchers and other experts were ______ as to why people would vote against a measure that so clearly had a beneficial impact on children's teeth.
5. The success of mutual funds in _______ investment dollars from retail investors and charging a fee for providing professional investment management: services has directly spawned the ETF industry.