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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Many of us had no job prospects to speak of straight out of college, and slogged through a decade of stagnant wages (all while the Boomers who blew up the economy shamed us for living at home and eating avocado toast).
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Allison Morrow, CNN, 10 Apr. 2024
Amid turbulent times, including an unfavorable view of the economy, wars abroad in Ukraine and the Middle East, an upcoming U.S. presidential election, and a divisive political environment, corporate leaders face challenges to retaining trust in the workplace.
—Byjohn Kell, Fortune, 10 Apr. 2024
If $430 billion was too large a section of the economy, then $475 billion certainly is as well.
—The Editors, National Review, 10 Apr. 2024
Investment is low, and that means less good, quality jobs in the rest of the economy.
—Morgan Meaker, WIRED, 9 Apr. 2024
But, if the polls are accurate, negative feelings about the economy aren’t confined to Republicans.
—John Cassidy, The New Yorker, 9 Apr. 2024
Hires, though, have dropped below pre-pandemic levels amid high borrowing costs and uncertainty about the economy's course in a presidential election year.
—Paul Davidson, USA TODAY, 5 Apr. 2024
While consumers expressed confidence about their personal finances, the survey found skepticism that the economy is finally on the upswing, and anxiety about the outcome of the presidential election.
—Greg Petro, Forbes, 28 Mar. 2024
Safeguarding democracy is by far the top issue for Democrats, while Republicans and Independents are more concerned with immigration and the economy, according to the poll.
—Brendan Rascius, Miami Herald, 28 Mar. 2024
Allison Morrow, CNN, 10 Apr. 2024
Amid turbulent times, including an unfavorable view of the economy, wars abroad in Ukraine and the Middle East, an upcoming U.S. presidential election, and a divisive political environment, corporate leaders face challenges to retaining trust in the workplace.
—Byjohn Kell, Fortune, 10 Apr. 2024
If $430 billion was too large a section of the economy, then $475 billion certainly is as well.
—The Editors, National Review, 10 Apr. 2024
Investment is low, and that means less good, quality jobs in the rest of the economy.
—Morgan Meaker, WIRED, 9 Apr. 2024
But, if the polls are accurate, negative feelings about the economy aren’t confined to Republicans.
—John Cassidy, The New Yorker, 9 Apr. 2024
Hires, though, have dropped below pre-pandemic levels amid high borrowing costs and uncertainty about the economy's course in a presidential election year.
—Paul Davidson, USA TODAY, 5 Apr. 2024
While consumers expressed confidence about their personal finances, the survey found skepticism that the economy is finally on the upswing, and anxiety about the outcome of the presidential election.
—Greg Petro, Forbes, 28 Mar. 2024
Safeguarding democracy is by far the top issue for Democrats, while Republicans and Independents are more concerned with immigration and the economy, according to the poll.
—Brendan Rascius, Miami Herald, 28 Mar. 2024
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