the economy
noun
: the system in one's country of producing, buying, and selling goods
People are worried about (the state of) the economy.
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Frontier models, like today’s media darling LLMs, are the jumbo jets of AI – and governments have forgotten the family cars, trains, and tankers that are integral to the economy too.
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Alexandra Ebert, Fortune, 24 Nov. 2025
Democrats say enforcing immigration laws and cutting back on visa programs would hurt the economy and make many goods and services more expensive.
—Anna Giaritelli, The Washington Examiner, 24 Nov. 2025
But the economy had already inverted.
—Ben Taub, New Yorker, 24 Nov. 2025
An unusual trend in the economy is rattling the people charged with wrangling inflation and keeping the labor market intact.
—Tricia Escobedo, CNN Money, 24 Nov. 2025
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Alexandra Ebert, Fortune, 24 Nov. 2025
Democrats say enforcing immigration laws and cutting back on visa programs would hurt the economy and make many goods and services more expensive.
—Anna Giaritelli, The Washington Examiner, 24 Nov. 2025
But the economy had already inverted.
—Ben Taub, New Yorker, 24 Nov. 2025
An unusual trend in the economy is rattling the people charged with wrangling inflation and keeping the labor market intact.
—Tricia Escobedo, CNN Money, 24 Nov. 2025
See All Example Sentences for the economy
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“The economy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20economy. Accessed 29 Nov. 2025.
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