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He pointed to resilient consumer spending, continued business investment, and rising productivity, while acknowledging pressure on lower-income households that are trading down and trying to economize.

From Barron's ● Jan. 29, 2026

“Our strategy is to economize on the less important stuff but never save money on the stuff that really matters,” said Terekh, who used to run a company manufacturing furniture for Ukraine’s middle class.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 11, 2026

Even if some consumers are feeling skittish about Thanksgiving, experts are quick to point out there are always ways to economize for the holiday.

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 14, 2025

You figure out what wording makes this joke concise, how to economize with words instead of overtalking, like I’m doing right now.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 21, 2025

Helen continued to look for work, and to economize.

From "Typical American" by Gish Jen

Monique Louvigny, an event coordinator in the San Francisco Bay Area, economizes where she can.

From New York Times ● Jan. 6, 2024

Even laboratory mice, if deprived of food, can enter a state called torpor, a kind of standby mode that economizes energy.

From New York Times ● May 25, 2023

“That’s one of the reasons why he’s a pretty effective leader — it’s because he economizes words,” said Josh Holmes, a former chief of staff for Mr. McConnell who remains close to him.

From New York Times ● Mar. 20, 2018

Though individual instruction is necessary, it should not take the place of this general presentation of the subject-matter, which economizes time and develops the real thought content of the work.

From Ontario Teachers' Manuals: Household Science in Rural Schools by Ontario. Ministry of Education

Straight lecturing economizes time but makes the class restless and inattentive.

From Library Work with Children by Alice Isabel Hazeltine

Jewison economized by having his cinematographer use a hand-held camera instead of fancier equipment.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 22, 2024

Jane and Maria economized and traded on their fame by making lengthy sojourns in the homes of the wealthy patrons they cultivated.

From Washington Post ● Oct. 25, 2022

There may be no more tiny, fragile body than Charlie Brown’s—the abbreviated torso, economized limbs, and naked, vulnerable head.

From The New Yorker ● Aug. 6, 2019

“I think in an economized and puritanical world that is putting a priority on reason, to do something nonsensical is a strong and life-affirming experience, which puts everything in perspective.”

From New York Times ● Sep. 25, 2015

Long before this, however, Goethe has brought in chastening, tempering forces, by which these riches may be economized.

From The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 16, No. 95, September 1865 by Various

Dollar stores aren’t the only retail option when it comes to economizing on Easter spending.

From MarketWatch ● Apr. 2, 2026

The pilot programs have taken different approaches to economizing.

From Washington Times ● Apr. 20, 2023

If you still need to make cuts, that’s where you may have to be strategic about economizing.

From Slate ● Aug. 12, 2022

When you are already economizing hard, any cut feels like it is hitting bone.

From Seattle Times ● Mar. 26, 2022

Theresa’s salary was barely enough; they were economizing less stringently than before, but still had to watch their expenses.

From "Typical American" by Gish Jen