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economy

[ih-kon-uh-mee] / ɪˈkɒn ə mi /


ADJECTIVE
costing less to buy, make, or operate
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The industrial economy is just starting to grow again, after a brutal three-plus-year post-Covid recession.

From Barron's • Jun. 11, 2026

Movies, like people, have a historical context, and Rocky’s was Watergate, Vietnam, a bad economy, high inflation.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026

It is a very different world economy, and this shapes the backdrop to this feast of football.

From BBC • Jun. 11, 2026

Their biodegradable nature could allow the technology to fit into a broader circular economy model, reducing waste while continuing to provide value after the beads are retired from carbon capture use.

From Science Daily • Jun. 11, 2026

He and his brigade of architects, draftsmen, engineers, and contractors had accomplished so much in an impossibly short time, but apparently not enough to overcome the damping effect of the fast-degrading economy.

From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson




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