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Altogether, legislation was introduced this year in at least 21 states to prohibit or roll back provisions related to adding fluoride to public water systems, according to Abby Francl, policy analyst at the National Conference of State Legislatures.—Anna Clark, ProPublica, 18 Sep. 2025 The remaining 10 analysts have a hold equivalent rating.—Sean Conlon, CNBC, 18 Sep. 2025 Fed’s Key Role Going forward, several analysts emphasized the crucial role that the central bank will play in the crypto markets.—Charles Lloyd Bovaird Ii, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025 Still, some analysts view the agreement as more of a signal of displeasure to Washington than a pivot toward alignment with Beijing.—Micah McCartney, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for analyst
Word History
Etymology
borrowed from French analyste "mathematician skilled in analysis," probably by haplology from *analysiste, from analyse or analysieanalysis + -iste-ist entry 1
Note:
French analyste would appear to be a derivative of analyser, a counterpart to analyze in English, but the French verb is apparently attested several decades later than the agent noun.
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