Doorstep lending, or home credit as it is termed by the trade, is a counter-cyclical business: in a downturn, bad debts pile up, blackening credit histories.

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It could be termed "Super Thursday" but it is highly unlikely that anyone in local government would want to use that particular adjective.

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It does not matter what type of entity is waging a war, the groups on both sides are termed belligerents.

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