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It is only possible to know the exact answers to your questions if the text related to them is read. So, to answer them, you will need to read this text. However, companies respond to competition by lowering the price of their products and services, or by increasing the quality of these products and services, making them have a differential that can attract consumers. It is likely that Greyhound has taken one of these two approaches. This competition helped Greyhound if it managed to have more customers and a higher profit, however, if it lost customers and its profit rate decreased, it means it was hurt by the competition.
The process of taking on the characteristics of a culture by giving up one's own is called cultural assimilation. ... One of the most obvious examples of assimilation is the United States' history of absorbing immigrants from different countries.
