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D. rewarding loyal political supporters with jobs or money
Here's an example of patronage:
Patronage is customers or the financial support from customers or guests. An example of patronage is all of the customers at a deli. An example of patronage is money received by a hotel during a convention. ... Shopkeepers thanked Christmas shoppers for their patronage.
A person uses a bank loan to start and expand a restaurant business is a case in which the use of<span>credit positively affects the U.S. economy</span>
The significance of the tagline The Greatest Snow on Earth would be that "It is a play on the words The Greatest Show on Earth, suggesting that the <span>snowfall is so spectacular it is like a performance," since many people are aware of the famous circus with this title. </span>
Your answers are E,B. hope this helps
