economist
noun
econ·o·mist
i-ˈkä-nə-mist 
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Economists are predicting rapid inflation.
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Seen as both a productivity enhancer and a potential impediment to hiring, assessing the impact AI is having on the economy will be paramount for the Fed, said Joseph Brusuelas, chief economist at RSM.
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Jeff Cox, CNBC, 3 Jan. 2026
An Illinois congressman’s warning that Americans are paying more for groceries is drawing pushback from economists who say federal inflation data show food prices are easing.
—Center Square, The Washington Examiner, 3 Jan. 2026
As state funding for education disappears, says the economist Ferguson, the cost has been thrust onto parents—yet anotherexternal burdern the Middle Precariat has had to internalizeas a family expense.
—Alissa Quart
january 2, Literary Hub, 2 Jan. 2026
The president has already undermined the Fed’s independence by appointing his chief economist, Stephen Miran, as a governor even as Miran continues to hold his White House job.
—Aaron Klein, The Atlantic, 2 Jan. 2026
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Jeff Cox, CNBC, 3 Jan. 2026
An Illinois congressman’s warning that Americans are paying more for groceries is drawing pushback from economists who say federal inflation data show food prices are easing.
—Center Square, The Washington Examiner, 3 Jan. 2026
As state funding for education disappears, says the economist Ferguson, the cost has been thrust onto parents—yet anotherexternal burdern the Middle Precariat has had to internalizeas a family expense.
—Alissa Quart
january 2, Literary Hub, 2 Jan. 2026
The president has already undermined the Fed’s independence by appointing his chief economist, Stephen Miran, as a governor even as Miran continues to hold his White House job.
—Aaron Klein, The Atlantic, 2 Jan. 2026
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“Economist.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/economist. Accessed 5 Jan. 2026.
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