Many professional sports teams have academies established across the globe in order to scout and recruit young talent. For example, every single Major League Baseball (MLB) has an academy in the Dominican Republic, where over 100 active MLB players originate from.

Excommunication in the Roman Catholic Church is the most severe punishment it can bestow on members of the church. People who are excommunicated are considered exiled from the church and are illegible to receive the Eucharist, which could impact their ability to get into Heaven.

"Small yard, high fence" refers to America's policy of restricting trade with China in sectors that are considered to be important for national security such as semiconductors, electric vehicles, and AI.  The restricted areas within which China is allowed to trade with the US are the "small yard."  The "high fence" refers to trade barriers that the US imposes on China such as export controls, sanctions, and preventing investment by American technology companies in China.

Salaried doctors are employed by hospitals and other medical facilities that provide administrative services, offices, and equipment. Fee-for-service doctors are self-employed, often rent offices, and pay their own staff directly. Fee-for-service doctors make more money on average.  Both types of doctors are paid by the government in countries with public health care systems.

In the multiplayer video game Old School Runescape, all content releases, balance updates, and non-critical integrity patches are polled (voted on) weekly. Players with membership and some activity level are able to vote in these polls, and any changes must pass with 70% approval before being implemented into the game.

The federal carbon tax in Canada is a price levied on fossil fuel emissions (ex. gas, oil, natural gas, and coal).