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economically

[ek-uh-nom-ik-lee, ee-kuh-] / ˌɛk əˈnɒm ɪk li, ˌi kə- /
ADVERB
inexpensively, thriftily
Synonyms
STRONGEST
affordably at a bargain at a discount cheaply cost-effectively frugally inexpensively thriftily
STRONG
Antonyms
STRONGEST
STRONG


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"The status quo is bad economically for us and it's not a stable equilibrium," said Miliband, urging a full reopening of the Strait of Hormuz energy transit hub.

From Barron's ● Nov. 10, 2026

Like Saudi Arabia and Qatar, Abu Dhabi and the other members of the United Arab Emirates are deeply economically enmeshed with the United States and heavily dependent on America for national security protection.

From Slate ● Oct. 30, 2026

But Mizrahim stayed in the transit camps longer than Ashkenazim and were sent disproportionately to economically depressed development towns, remote settlements far from the center.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 22, 2026

But the Transport Workers Union, which represents the drivers, said the plan did not include guarantees - including compensation - and that the workers would be "economically wiped out".

From BBC ● Oct. 22, 2026

These differences stemmed ultimately from Eurasia’s much longer history of densely populated, economically specialized, politically centralized, interacting and competing societies dependent on food production.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond


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