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economist

[ih-kon-uh-mist] / ɪˈkɒn ə mɪst /
NOUN
statistician
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“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

Trump nominated Matsumoto, who has been on loan for the past year as a senior economist at the Council of Economic Advisers, in January.

From Barron's • Jun. 10, 2026

“I think that we’re approaching the peak” in year-over-year inflation, said Joe Brusuelas, chief economist at RSM.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026

Stephen Brown, chief North America economist at Capital Economics, said May's rise alone was "not large enough to prove any ammo" to those on the Fed's rate-setting committee who want to push interest rates up.

From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026

The economist Jeffrey Sachs, an expert on world hunger, visited Zanmi Lasante after reading the Lancet article.

From "Mountains Beyond Mountains" by Tracy Kidder and Michael French



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