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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 uncertainty over the timeline for ending the conflict has also made it more difficult to forecast where the economy is headed.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026

Governor Andrew Bailey said the Bank would "continue to monitor the situation and its impact on the UK economy very closely".

From BBC • Jun. 11, 2026

Official data shows Indonesia's economy expanding 5.6 percent in the first quarter of 2026, but economists have expressed doubts about the accuracy of the figure.

From Barron's • Jun. 11, 2026

For the overall economy, Flight maintains, large, simpler models may be more “cost-effective and productivity-augmenting,” so he predicts a “bifurcation” between everyday AI usage and frontier models.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 11, 2026

Walter couldn't escape the reality of racism, but having his own business in a growing sector of the economy gave him a latitude that many African Americans did not enjoy.

From "Just Mercy" by Bryan Stevenson




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