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economist

[ih-kon-uh-mist] / ɪˈkɒn ə mɪst /
NOUN
statistician
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His father was an economist and his mother an entrepreneur.

From Barron's • Apr. 14, 2026

Neither the U.S. nor Iran has “publicly committed to another round of negotiations,” said Carol Kong, economist and currency strategist at Commonwealth Bank of Australia, in a research report.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 14, 2026

"Help to Buy policies can help first-time buyers get on the housing ladder, in theory, but can also push up house prices," said Bee Boileau, a research economist at IFS.

From BBC • Apr. 14, 2026

Indicators point to "weakening housing demand following a recent jump in mortgage rates and a collapse in consumer confidence", said Thomas Ryan, North America economist at Capital Economics.

From BBC • Apr. 13, 2026

Thomas Malthus had been a curate at the Okewood Chapel in Surrey by daytime, but he was a closet economist by night.

From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee



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