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externality

[ek-ster-nal-i-tee] / ˌɛk stərˈnæl ɪ ti /


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Most people think of money as a macro phenomenon or externality.

From MarketWatch May 12, 2026

"In economics, we call that externality," she said.

From Science Daily May 22, 2024

In the language of economics, the decision imposes an externality on the nation, which is exactly the kind of decision that states alone should not be making for other states.

From Slate Dec. 20, 2023

“We create prosperous and exclusive communities, but in so doing also create neighborhoods with concentrated despair — the externality of stockpiled opportunity.”

From Seattle Times Sep. 22, 2023

All externality, isolation, and division were to disappear, all existence must be shown to be but degrees and phases of the one infinite reality.

From Religion and Science From Galileo to Bergson by John Charlton Hardwick

CEOs can’t take credit for the successes of A.I. while avoiding the negative externalities.

From Salon Sep. 12, 2026

How do you think about the potential externalities of AI, such as unemployment?

From Barron's Apr. 7, 2026

But those events tend to be intrinsic to business rather than externalities such as White House maneuvers or geopolitics.

From Los Angeles Times Feb. 6, 2026

It’s hard for them to survey the more intangible externalities of Pride, such as a surge in local restaurant bookings, bottled-water sales, or even temporary job creation.

From Slate Jun. 2, 2025

The parallel is obvious, but it hardly goes beyond externalities.

From The Life and Works of Friedrich Schiller by Calvin Thomas




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