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economic

[ek-uh-nom-ik, ee-kuh-] / ˌɛk əˈnɒm ɪk, ˌi kə- /


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Officials praised Ly Yong Phat’s contributions to Cambodia’ s economic development.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 20, 2026

“But we must now reluctantly adapt to changing environmental and economic realities.”

From Slate • Apr. 20, 2026

But by the time she became a mother, Cuba was in the throes of an economic crisis triggered by the 1991 collapse of the Soviet Union, its main trading partner and benefactor.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 20, 2026

Germany is pivoting its industrial base from cars to defense production amid economic stagnation and geopolitical concerns.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 20, 2026

The shift in focus served to align the goals of the Civil Rights Movement with key political goals of poor and working-class whites, who were also demanding economic reforms.

From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander




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