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The potential impact of a military conflict between Israel and Iran — a country of 93 million people that is nearly four times the size of Iraq — cannot be understated, both for the nations involved, and for global markets, political analysts and economists say.—Natasha Turak, CNBC, 12 June 2025 But even busy ports have finite space, industry analysts say, and will soon have to cope with congestion.—Vinod Sreeharsha, Miami Herald, 12 June 2025 The data suggests American companies are still selling inventory amassed prior to tariffs, analysts said.—Tom Chivers, semafor.com, 12 June 2025 Yet the Chinese leader is unlikely to do so, some analysts say.—Micah McCartney, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 June 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
Note:
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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