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economy

[ih-kon-uh-mee] / ɪˈkɒn ə mi /


ADJECTIVE
costing less to buy, make, or operate
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This is a big hit for consumers and is one reason they are in a sour mood about the economy despite a reviving jobs market.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026

“Their military is defeated, and their economy is lost,” he wrote.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2026

To put that in perspective, the entire US economy produced about $30.36 trillion worth of goods and services in 2025.

From Barron's • Jun. 10, 2026

“Inflation is so high that it’s erasing all wage gains,” Heather Long, chief economist at Navy Federal Credit Union, wrote on X. “This isn’t just ‘bad vibes’ about the economy.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 10, 2026

Hundreds of thousands of people are released from prison every year, only to find themselves locked out of the mainstream society and economy.

From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander




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