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Recent Examples of economy Roughly 4 million people, or 2.5% of U.S. workers, were tipped in 2023, according to Yale University’s Budget Lab, a nonpartisan policy research center that analyzes federal policy proposals regarding the U.S. economy. Bailey Schulz, USA TODAY, 7 Feb. 2025 The government argued that while conditions in the country remained similar, there had been improvements in health, economy, and public safety, and that TPS for Venezuela is not in the national interest of the United States. Verónica Egui Brito, Miami Herald, 7 Feb. 2025 Shopping small not only sustains our local economy but also fosters a sense of connection and camaraderie among neighbors. Janean Sorrell, Twin Cities, 6 Feb. 2025 Tariffs would cripple Mexican border economies that are reliant on factories churning out products for the U.S. — auto parts, medical supplies, computer components, myriad electronics — and likely thrust the country into a recession, economic forecasters have warned. Megan Janetsky, Chicago Tribune, 6 Feb. 2025 See all Example Sentences for economy 
Recent Examples of Synonyms for economy
Noun
  • Cutting Smith prior to June 1 would give the Lions nearly $6 million in cap savings without any dead-money penalties.
    Dan Pompei, The Athletic, 17 Feb. 2025
  • As well as lambasting the bankers for their recklessness and greed, Warren was demanding the creation of a new agency to defend the interests of mortgage holders, savings depositors, credit-card holders, and anybody else who was obliged to deal with banks and other financial companies.
    John Cassidy, The New Yorker, 17 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • Their reasons seem to be more about frugality and security than fear of technology failures.
    Larry Light, Forbes, 23 Jan. 2025
  • Rattigan says that frugality and a commitment to lean operations help to keep tuition costs low.
    Kerry McDonald, Forbes, 21 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • Chris Farley biopic in the works with Paul Walter Hauser set to star Oliveros, who also co-wrote the film with Maggie Briggs, first discovered the existence of the game show via a thrift store VHS.
    Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 13 Feb. 2025
  • However, there's no need to break the bank stocking up on these useful items when many of them are sitting in your local thrift store for just a few dollars each.
    Sarah Lyon, Southern Living, 8 Feb. 2025

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“Economy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/economy. Accessed 22 Feb. 2025.

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