National Spelling Bee: Could you spell these 10 winning business words?

8. Milieu

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Emma Steimle of Lawrence, Kan., spells her word during the third round of the National Spelling Bee, Wednesday, May 30, 2012, in Oxon Hill, Md.

Year: 1985

 

Champion: Balu Natarajan (Chicago)

 

Definition: (n.) a person’s environment or social setting

 

Used in a Business page sentence:  Mitt Romney’s childhood milieu may have helped him become a successful businessman and politician.

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