Elon Musk Pulls Out of Twitter Deal (Vocabulary List)

Tom Wilkinson

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Over the weekend, Tesla and SpaceX billionaire Elon Musk pulled out of a deal to purchase social media giant Twitter.

Musk had planned to purchase Twitter for over $40 billion, and turn it in to a free speech platform. However, Musk is now trying to back out of the transaction – citing breaches of contract and spam accounts.

Some of the vocabulary around the Twitter deal can be a little confusing! Here are some useful words and phrases to help you understand and talk about Elon Musk and Twitter!

Vocabulary

Allege

Breach

Transaction

Back Out/Pull Out

Spam/Bot Account

Free Speech

Terminate

Protracted

What do you think about Elon Musk and Twitter?

Try using this vocabulary to make some sentences in the comments!

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