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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

“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

Amid all this military posturing, where countries are blowing up their satellites to show that they can, it seems like there’s a negative externality, which is all the debris that gets created.

From Slate ● Nov. 22, 2021

Outness, owt′nes, n. state of being out, externality to the perceiving mind, objectiveness.

From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 3 of 4: N-R) by Various

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

True cost accounting seeks to make those externalities visible.

From Salon ● Feb. 28, 2024

“The negative externalities of generative AI will be a critical topic for debate in 2024,” Havemeyer said.

From Seattle Times ● Feb. 16, 2024

It is a sharp thrust at power that depends on externalities.

From Poems Every Child Should Know The What-Every-Child-Should-Know-Library by Mary E. (Mary Elizabeth) Burt




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