i.e.

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Ie the need to create new illusive things for us to do and invest in until it all hits the buffers of reality, thus boom and bust.

From BBC • May 31, 2013

Ie both not a lot above 0 and a long way to go!Its hard to see how and from where, growth will come.

From BBC • Apr. 25, 2013

Ie: male mentors' discomfort with female mentees, men acknowledging their desire for more time with their families, men becoming more comfortable with their wives being the primary breadwinner.

From The Guardian • Mar. 20, 2013

Ie forecast the Jakarta index will rise 15 percent from last year’s closing level of 3,821.99.

From BusinessWeek • Feb. 28, 2012

Ie is pronounced like English ee in see, but somewhat shorter; so, fabriek, fabrieken, Pieter; also in bieden, stierf, &c.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 8 "Dubner" to "Dyeing" by Various