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economist

[ih-kon-uh-mist] / ɪˈkɒn ə mɪst /
NOUN
statistician
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Indermit Gill, the World Bank’s chief economist, warned the 2020s will be a “lost decade” for developing economies without a “miracle.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026

“Raising rates will not change eurozone inflation or inflation expectations,” said Paul Donovan, chief economist for UBS global wealth management.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 11, 2026

“Refineries cost a lot of money and essentially make pennies on the dollar,” said Ed Hirs, an energy economist in Houston.

From Salon • Jun. 11, 2026

There he borrowed a concept from the economist Joseph Schumpeter: creative destruction.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026

Like the rest of their Bengali friends, his parents expect him to be, if not an engineer, then a doctor, a lawyer, an economist at the very least.

From "The Namesake" by Jhumpa Lahiri



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