economical
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"Selling them on would be easy, and they're economical cars that are affordable to run, so they have lots of appeal," she said.
From BBC ● Sep. 30, 2026
The canal "opens up the shortest, most economical and most convenient route" to Southeast Asia and will boost economic development, Xinhua said.
From Barron's ● Sep. 16, 2026
Inventories rise, customers diversify, producers change investment plans, and infrastructure that had been too expensive becomes economical.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 8, 2026
“Such a replacement will fail to adequately honor President John F. Kennedy, but would be simpler and more economical to build, operate, and maintain,” the administration’s lawyers wrote in the filing.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 25, 2026
All this is of much more than academic interest, for the new and economical “gyplure” might be used not merely in census operations but in control work.
From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson
Vocabulary lists containing economical
Commonly Confused Words, List 1
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"A Retrieved Reformation" by O. Henry
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Ronald Reagan, "Tear Down This Wall" (1987)
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