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Elizabeth Holmes: Theranos founder convicted of fraud | Learn the English expression ‘buy into’
- Author: Vários
- Narrator: Vários
- Publisher: Podcast
- Duration: 0:23:50
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" Elizabeth Holmes, the ex-CEO of startup Theranos, was once the talk of Silicon Valley. Her company was on a mission to revolutionize blood testing by making it less painful and more accessible. Theranos claimed that comprehensive blood testing could be as simple as a prick of your finger. Instead, she now faces years in prison for defrauding investors. Plus, learn “buy into.” -- At Plain English, we make English lessons for the modern world. -- Today’s full English lesson, including a free transcript, can be found at: https://plainenglish.com/446 -- Learning English should be fun! That’s why our lessons are about current events and trending topics you care about: business, travel, technology, health, science, politics, the environment, and so much more. Our free English lessons always include English expressions and phrasal verbs, too. -- Learn even more English at PlainEnglish.com, where we have fast and slow audio, translations, videos, online English courses, and a supportive community of English learner