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But that confidence is rapidly dwindling amid Trump’s tariff threats, policy switchbacks and the looming specter of high inflation in the U.S.
Like many in the industry, Oliver R. Müller, a watch adviser and analyst, sees difficult times ahead.—Lily Templeton, Footwear News, 1 Apr. 2025 Gilead shares also may be fully valued, according to analyst price targets.—Christina Cheddar Berk, CNBC, 1 Apr. 2025 Reports vary, but market analysts consistently value the global cask market in the billions.—Andy Vasoyan, Forbes.com, 1 Apr. 2025 Its first-quarter results were all within its full-year guidance, according to analyst notes by Bernstein Research and Jefferies, with earnings of 1.57 billion euros ($1.70 billion)expected on a margin of 6.4%.—Victoria Waldersee, USA Today, 1 Apr. 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
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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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