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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The party has focused on driving down consumer costs, seizing on what polling shows is deep dissatisfaction about the economy and worries about affordability.
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Francesca Chambers,
USA Today,
5 July 2026
The Industrial Revolution had shaken up the economy, and there was a feeling from people in the country of suspicious of people in the city.
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NBC news,
5 July 2026
The Fed's influence on credit and the economy is minimal; credit is produced by real-world productivity, not central bank fiddling.
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John Tamny,
Forbes.com,
5 July 2026
Quinnipiac found majorities of voters disapproved of the way that Trump is handling immigration issues, the economy, foreign policy and the ongoing war with Iran.
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Nicholas Kerr,
ABC News,
4 July 2026
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Francesca Chambers,
USA Today,
5 July 2026
The Industrial Revolution had shaken up the economy, and there was a feeling from people in the country of suspicious of people in the city.
—
NBC news,
5 July 2026
The Fed's influence on credit and the economy is minimal; credit is produced by real-world productivity, not central bank fiddling.
—
John Tamny,
Forbes.com,
5 July 2026
Quinnipiac found majorities of voters disapproved of the way that Trump is handling immigration issues, the economy, foreign policy and the ongoing war with Iran.
—
Nicholas Kerr,
ABC News,
4 July 2026
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 7 Jul. 2026.
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