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economy

[ih-kon-uh-mee] / ɪˈkɒn ə mi /


ADJECTIVE
costing less to buy, make, or operate
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Economy Minister Roland Lescure said after the figures that the government "remained vigilant, but without giving in to fear-mongering".

From Barron's • May 29, 2026

Stephanie Nguyen, former FTC Chief Technologist and current senior fellow at Columbia University’s Center for Law and the Economy, begs to differ.

From Salon • May 18, 2026

"Amazon is not an undisputed monopolist in e-commerce, but it is the dominant firm," says Annabelle Gawer, director of the Centre of Digital Economy at the University of Surrey.

From BBC • May 17, 2026

The near-constant friction hurts U.S. priorities, said Fredrik Erixon, a Swedish economist who founded the European Centre for International Political Economy think tank.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 13, 2026

They had all become little agents behind glass evaluating who got to check into the Economy Lodge Motel of Edmond.

From "Everything Sad Is Untrue" by Daniel Nayeri




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