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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Michael Nagle | Bloomberg | Getty Images Still, warning signs loom over the economy.
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Melissa Repko,gabrielle Fonrouge, CNBC, 16 Dec. 2025
Rieder has been saying what the Oval Office wants to hear, continually advocating for rate cuts this year and arguing the economy is approaching normalcy.
—Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 15 Dec. 2025
Kast has likewise vowed to slash public spending and deregulate the economy, a clear echo of the Pinochet years.
—Andra B. Chastain, The Conversation, 15 Dec. 2025
On the surface, the two candidates in this tense presidential runoff could not have been more different, fundamentally disagreeing on weighty matters of the economy, social issues and the very purpose of government.
—Isabel Debre, Arkansas Online, 15 Dec. 2025
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Melissa Repko,gabrielle Fonrouge, CNBC, 16 Dec. 2025
Rieder has been saying what the Oval Office wants to hear, continually advocating for rate cuts this year and arguing the economy is approaching normalcy.
—Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 15 Dec. 2025
Kast has likewise vowed to slash public spending and deregulate the economy, a clear echo of the Pinochet years.
—Andra B. Chastain, The Conversation, 15 Dec. 2025
On the surface, the two candidates in this tense presidential runoff could not have been more different, fundamentally disagreeing on weighty matters of the economy, social issues and the very purpose of government.
—Isabel Debre, Arkansas Online, 15 Dec. 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 21 Dec. 2025.
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