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{
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"Economite":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": one of a group of Harmonites who in 1803 settled in Pennsylvania, who in 1825 formed the settlement of Economy, Pennsylvania, and whose religious community came to an end in 1903 following the introduction of celibacy in 1807":[]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Economy (now Ambridge), Pennsylvania + English -ite":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"-\u02ccm\u012bt"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-203301",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"economic":{
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"antonyms":[
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"unprofitable"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": economical sense 1":[],
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": having practical or industrial significance or uses : affecting material resources":[],
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": of or relating to a household or its management":[],
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": of or relating to an economy":[
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"a group of economic advisers"
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],
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": of or relating to economics":[
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"economic theories"
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],
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": of, relating to, or based on the production, distribution, and consumption of goods and services":[
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"economic growth"
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],
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": profitable":[]
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},
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"examples":[
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"a program to prevent inflation and economic collapse",
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"the President's chief economic adviser",
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"We're looking for a more economic way of doing business.",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Evidently, even amid widespread economic uncertainty, the tony neighborhood\u2019s market is showing no signs of slowing down. \u2014 Rachel Cormack, Robb Report , 1 July 2022",
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"Wait until the clouds of economic uncertainty clear. \u2014 Christopher Elliott, USA TODAY , 1 July 2022",
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"That economic uncertainty is hitting as Meta navigates tumult in its core social networking and advertising business. \u2014 New York Times , 1 July 2022",
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"Carl Icahn warning of the potential for an imminent economic downturn. \u2014 Will Daniel, Fortune , 1 July 2022",
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"Startup founders say venture-capital investors are offering tougher terms as companies attempt to raise money amid economic uncertainty and a broad selloff in tech stocks. \u2014 Steven Rosenbush, WSJ , 30 June 2022",
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"However, due to the increased economic uncertainty weighing on the broader markets, the P/S multiple has pulled back, currently standing at around 4.6x. \u2014 Trefis Team, Forbes , 29 June 2022",
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"What Washington must not do is assault the American oil and gas industry as part of that transition during a time of war, sanctions, inflation and broader economic uncertainty. \u2014 Charlie Dent, CNN , 26 June 2022",
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"Today, with fears about China and economic uncertainty during a pandemic, similar tensions are rising again. \u2014 Niraj Warikoo, Detroit Free Press , 20 June 2022"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1599, in the meaning defined at sense 5":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02cc\u0113-",
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"\u02cce-k\u0259-\u02c8n\u00e4-mik",
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"\u02cc\u0113-k\u0259-"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
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"fat",
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"gainful",
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"juicy",
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"lucrative",
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"money-spinning",
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"moneymaking",
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"paying",
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"profitable",
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"remunerative"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-181230",
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"type":[
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"adjective"
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]
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},
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"economical":{
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"antonyms":[
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"prodigal",
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"profligate",
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"spendthrift",
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"squandering",
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"thriftless",
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"unthrifty",
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"wasteful"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": economic sense 5":[],
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": marked by careful, efficient, and prudent use of resources : thrifty":[
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"an economical shopper"
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],
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": operating with little waste or at a saving":[
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"an economical car"
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]
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},
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"examples":[
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"an economical way to heat your house",
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"a practical and economical solution to the problem",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"For the shortest trip, driving is more economical than flying. \u2014 cleveland , 19 June 2022",
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"In recent months, the average price of gasoline in the U.S. has soared to new records, pushing up fuel costs for drivers and prompting many Americans to seek out smaller, more economical rides, dealers and executives say. \u2014 Sean Mclain, WSJ , 16 June 2022",
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"For instance, some cloud providers are starting to make limited use of decentralized Web3\u2014a more economical but potentially less secure option than Web 2.0\u2014for backup storage. \u2014 Jane Gilson, Forbes , 3 June 2022",
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"And Schick has grown only more economical in his gestures, the distribution of his energy. \u2014 New York Times , 23 May 2022",
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"As dreams of world domination fade and investors watch the bottom line, the cost of that ride might be pushing some potential customers to more economical forms of transportation. \u2014 Laura Forman, WSJ , 22 May 2022",
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"In 2022, teams will race Next Gen cars, which are designed to be safer to drive and more economical to own. \u2014 Kent Somers, The Arizona Republic , 7 Nov. 2021",
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"In one of the movie\u2019s bolder (or perhaps simply more economical ) choices, there is nothing inherently heroic or special about these men. \u2014 Andrew Lapin, sun-sentinel.com , 29 Sep. 2021",
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"The truck is well-loved by the driving public and by fleet managers, but some of those customers are starting to look for greener and more economical options. \u2014 Jim Rossman, Dallas News , 22 July 2021"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 3":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02cc\u0113-",
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"\u02cce-k\u0259-\u02c8n\u00e4-mi-k\u0259l",
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"\u02cc\u0113-k\u0259-"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for economical sparing , frugal , thrifty , economical mean careful in the use of one's money or resources. sparing stresses abstention and restraint. sparing in the offering of advice frugal implies absence of luxury and simplicity of lifestyle. ran a frugal household thrifty stresses good management and industry. thrifty use of nonrenewable resources economical stresses prudent management, lack of wastefulness, and use of things to their best advantage. an economical health-care plan",
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"synonyms":[
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"economizing",
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"frugal",
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"provident",
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"scrimping",
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"sparing",
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"thrifty"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-020708",
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"type":[
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"adjective",
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"adverb"
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]
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},
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"economism":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": a theory or viewpoint that attaches decisive or principal importance to economic goals or interests":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u0259\u0307\u02c8-",
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"\u0113\u02c8k\u00e4n\u0259\u02ccmiz\u0259m"
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],
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"borrowed from French \u00e9conomisme , from \u00e9conomie \u201ceconomy\u201d (going back to Middle French yconomie, economie ) + -isme -ism":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220715-090654"
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},
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"economist":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": one who practices economy":[],
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": a specialist in economics":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"i-\u02c8k\u00e4-n\u0259-mist"
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],
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[
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"Economists are predicting rapid inflation.",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Her partner, Bernard Maris, an economist and a journalist, was one of twelve people murdered that day. \u2014 Ian Parker, The New Yorker , 4 July 2022",
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"The idea was first floated by Yale economist and Nobel Prize winner William Nordhaus, who said the voluntary nature of existing climate agreements hasn't resulted in sufficient progress. \u2014 Frank Jordans, The Christian Science Monitor , 26 June 2022",
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"Juliet Schor is an economist and professor of Sociology at Boston College and has studied worktime since the 1980s. \u2014 Joe O'connor, CNN , 20 June 2022",
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"The economist and former rebel beat out real estate millionaire, Rodolfo Hern\u00e1ndez, yesterday to become the country's first leftist president. \u2014 Taylor Wilson, USA TODAY , 20 June 2022",
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"That is, the early exposure, microgram for microgram, does the most harm, says Sammy Zahran, an economist and public health researcher at Colorado State University who studies lead pollution from airports. \u2014 Michael J. Coren, Quartz , 16 June 2022",
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"Comparisons between individual study results and overall disease burden offer a reality check for extreme findings, Jason Abaluck, an economist and a health-policy expert at Yale, told me. \u2014 Benjamin Mazer, The Atlantic , 15 June 2022",
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"The index is now 13 points below the low when Covid first hit, noted Ian Shepherdson, chief U.S. economist at Pantheon Macroeconomics. \u2014 Michael Corkery, New York Times , 13 May 2022",
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"The recent level of claims is just below prepandemic averages and consistent with tight labor market conditions, wrote Nancy Vanden Houten, lead U.S. economist at Oxford Economics, in a note to clients. \u2014 David Harrison, WSJ , 12 May 2022"
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],
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"first_known_use":{
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"1586, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-132143"
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},
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"economize":{
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"antonyms":[
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"waste"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": to practice economy : be frugal":[],
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": to use frugally : save":[]
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},
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"examples":[
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"He was born into a wealthy family and never learned to economize .",
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"in tough times people learn how to economize",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Viktor, a 35-year-old carpenter, says his small business has lost most of its clients, as they\u2019ve been forced to economize . \u2014 Robyn Dixon, Washington Post , 5 June 2022",
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"There's also a new chapter that explains how to economize time and money when cooking and how to avoid food waste. \u2014 Elizabeth Berry, Woman's Day , 3 June 2022",
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"The ability to reduce time and labor and better economize resources comes quite handy during the current labor shortage. \u2014 Vaidya Aiyer, Forbes , 14 Mar. 2022",
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"The use of adjunct professors is another way universities economize , while tenured professors reap big sums for working 24/7\u201424 hours a week for seven months a year. \u2014 WSJ , 24 Dec. 2021",
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"Also troubling are signals that suggest consumers now expect prices to keep rising \u2014 expectations that can hurt economic growth as people look to economize and trim their spending. \u2014 Aimee Picchi, CBS News , 23 Nov. 2021",
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"Employers, having to pay their staff more, economize by hiring fewer people, the belief holds. \u2014 Samanth Subramanian, Quartz , 11 Oct. 2021",
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"James Bond may need to economize With 25 popular movies across six decades, Bond has cemented its place as a film franchise with few rivals. \u2014 Rebecca Rubin, Variety , 11 Oct. 2021",
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"Over the past month-plus, Porter worked with Dr. Rick Celebrini \u2014 the Warriors\u2019 director of sports medicine and performance \u2014 to economize his movements, fine-tune his balance and improve his agility. \u2014 Connor Letourneau, San Francisco Chronicle , 10 Oct. 2021"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1780, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense":""
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},
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"i-\u02c8k\u00e4-n\u0259-\u02ccm\u012bz"
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"skimp",
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"spare"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-000429",
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"type":[
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"economizer":{
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"definitions":{
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": to practice economy : be frugal":[],
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": to use frugally : save":[]
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},
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"examples":[
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"He was born into a wealthy family and never learned to economize .",
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"in tough times people learn how to economize",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Viktor, a 35-year-old carpenter, says his small business has lost most of its clients, as they\u2019ve been forced to economize . \u2014 Robyn Dixon, Washington Post , 5 June 2022",
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"There's also a new chapter that explains how to economize time and money when cooking and how to avoid food waste. \u2014 Elizabeth Berry, Woman's Day , 3 June 2022",
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"The ability to reduce time and labor and better economize resources comes quite handy during the current labor shortage. \u2014 Vaidya Aiyer, Forbes , 14 Mar. 2022",
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"The use of adjunct professors is another way universities economize , while tenured professors reap big sums for working 24/7\u201424 hours a week for seven months a year. \u2014 WSJ , 24 Dec. 2021",
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"Also troubling are signals that suggest consumers now expect prices to keep rising \u2014 expectations that can hurt economic growth as people look to economize and trim their spending. \u2014 Aimee Picchi, CBS News , 23 Nov. 2021",
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"Employers, having to pay their staff more, economize by hiring fewer people, the belief holds. \u2014 Samanth Subramanian, Quartz , 11 Oct. 2021",
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"James Bond may need to economize With 25 popular movies across six decades, Bond has cemented its place as a film franchise with few rivals. \u2014 Rebecca Rubin, Variety , 11 Oct. 2021",
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"Over the past month-plus, Porter worked with Dr. Rick Celebrini \u2014 the Warriors\u2019 director of sports medicine and performance \u2014 to economize his movements, fine-tune his balance and improve his agility. \u2014 Connor Letourneau, San Francisco Chronicle , 10 Oct. 2021"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1780, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense":""
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"i-\u02c8k\u00e4-n\u0259-\u02ccm\u012bz"
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
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"save",
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"skimp",
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"spare"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-091523",
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"economizing":{
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},
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"examples":[
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"He was born into a wealthy family and never learned to economize .",
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"in tough times people learn how to economize",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Viktor, a 35-year-old carpenter, says his small business has lost most of its clients, as they\u2019ve been forced to economize . \u2014 Robyn Dixon, Washington Post , 5 June 2022",
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"There's also a new chapter that explains how to economize time and money when cooking and how to avoid food waste. \u2014 Elizabeth Berry, Woman's Day , 3 June 2022",
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"The ability to reduce time and labor and better economize resources comes quite handy during the current labor shortage. \u2014 Vaidya Aiyer, Forbes , 14 Mar. 2022",
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"The use of adjunct professors is another way universities economize , while tenured professors reap big sums for working 24/7\u201424 hours a week for seven months a year. \u2014 WSJ , 24 Dec. 2021",
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"Also troubling are signals that suggest consumers now expect prices to keep rising \u2014 expectations that can hurt economic growth as people look to economize and trim their spending. \u2014 Aimee Picchi, CBS News , 23 Nov. 2021",
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"Employers, having to pay their staff more, economize by hiring fewer people, the belief holds. \u2014 Samanth Subramanian, Quartz , 11 Oct. 2021",
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"James Bond may need to economize With 25 popular movies across six decades, Bond has cemented its place as a film franchise with few rivals. \u2014 Rebecca Rubin, Variety , 11 Oct. 2021",
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"Over the past month-plus, Porter worked with Dr. Rick Celebrini \u2014 the Warriors\u2019 director of sports medicine and performance \u2014 to economize his movements, fine-tune his balance and improve his agility. \u2014 Connor Letourneau, San Francisco Chronicle , 10 Oct. 2021"
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"1780, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-181901",
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"type":[
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"economy":{
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"diseconomy",
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"wastefulness"
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"definitions":{
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": a system especially of interaction and exchange":[
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"an economy of information"
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": designed to save money":[
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"economy cars"
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": efficient and concise use of nonmaterial resources (such as effort, language, or motion)":[],
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": the arrangement or mode of operation of something : organization":[],
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": the management of household or private affairs and especially expenses":[]
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},
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"examples":[
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"Noun",
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"The war altered the country's economy .",
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"An increase in tourism will help the city's economy .",
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"We must learn to practice economy .",
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"We'll also benefit from the economies provided by more efficient energy sources.",
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"It would be false economy to repair the leak without replacing the pipe.",
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"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
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"Likely there\u2019ll be further softness in the economy . \u2014 Simon Constable, Forbes , 27 June 2022",
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"The veteran executive, who had previous leadership roles at Walmart (WMT) and Starbucks (SBUX), is dealing with supply chain disruptions and concerns about a slowdown in the economy and weakening consumer demand \u2014 a problem facing all retailers. \u2014 Paul R. La Monica, CNN , 26 June 2022",
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"But the sudden collapse in the economy was unparalleled as businesses across the country closed and consumers sheltered in place for weeks. \u2014 Don Leestaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 22 June 2022",
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"The directive is based on rules published in 2021 by a group of more than 100 countries collaborating to address tax challenges in the digital economy . \u2014 Bal\u00e1zs Orb\u00e1n, WSJ , 21 June 2022",
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"Alaska is flying a new Boeing 737 Max 9 on this route, with 178 seats, including 16 in first class and 24 in premium economy . \u2014 Susan Glaser, cleveland , 21 June 2022",
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"At the same time, policymakers are concerned about rising prices becoming embedded in the economy , as companies increase their prices because of higher costs and workers demand higher wages. \u2014 New York Times , 21 June 2022",
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"The labor shortage became a problem in Alaska and nationally after the pandemic led to widespread unemployment, a surge in government aid and broad shifts in the economy , disrupting the ties many workers had with their employers. \u2014 Tribune News Service, oregonlive , 19 June 2022",
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"The biggest bright spot in the economy remains the strong jobs market, with the unemployment rate at a pandemic low of 3.6 percent. \u2014 Abha Bhattarai, Washington Post , 18 June 2022"
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"Middle French yconomie , from Medieval Latin oeconomia , from Greek oikonomia , from oikonomos household manager, from oikos house + nemein to manage \u2014 more at vicinity , nimble":"Noun"
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"i-\u02c8k\u00e4n-\u0259-m\u0113",
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"\u0113-",
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"parsimony",
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"penny-pinching",
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"providence",
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"scrimping",
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"-j\u0113",
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"Neumann wanted to build a WeWork ecosphere that would one day pervade all aspects of society, the authors write. \u2014 Washington Post , 22 July 2021",
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"By going after these profits, our organization can contribute to several global challenges [including] the protection of our precious ecosphere . \u2014 Dylan Tokar, WSJ , 28 Dec. 2020",
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"Rodriguez, a Cuban-American, also explores gulfs \u2014 between cultures and between generations, and the widening one between humanity and our ecosphere . \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 26 Sep. 2019",
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"Philadelphia Insectarium and Butterfly Pavilion Two floors of praying mantises, stick insects, tarantulas, and more, plus a 7,000-square-foot ecosphere filled with butterflies. \u2014 Shannon Eblen, Philly.com , 23 Aug. 2017",
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"Renters, on the other side, can select from a multitude of listings that go far beyond the econoboxes available from traditional car-rental companies, and in some cases, a car owner will even arrange delivery and pickup of the vehicle. \u2014 Pete Bigelow, Car and Driver , 13 Mar. 2018",
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"This in spite of the recent launch of the Tesla S, the Nissan LEAF, the Chevrolet Volt and the announcement of a slew of new hybrid and pure-electric cars across the automotive spectrum, from econoboxes to two Porsche luxury hybrids. \u2014 Tom Parrett, Newsweek , 13 Dec. 2014",
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"Renters, on the other side, can select from a multitude of listings that go far beyond the econoboxes available from traditional car-rental companies, and in some cases, a car owner will even arrange delivery and pickup of the vehicle. \u2014 Pete Bigelow, Car and Driver , 13 Mar. 2018",
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"This in spite of the recent launch of the Tesla S, the Nissan LEAF, the Chevrolet Volt and the announcement of a slew of new hybrid and pure-electric cars across the automotive spectrum, from econoboxes to two Porsche luxury hybrids. \u2014 Tom Parrett, Newsweek , 13 Dec. 2014",
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"The dashboard sports some cool carbon-fiber trim, but the dashboard material itself is a rubbery material that would feel more at home in a $20,000 econobox than a $50,000 luxury crossover. \u2014 Eric Bangeman, Ars Technica , 16 Dec. 2017",
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"But econometrics and survey data paint an incomplete picture of the situation. \u2014 Samuel Goldman, The Week , 28 Jan. 2022",
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"Vu connected Stevenson, whose work focuses on farming technology, with Thoa Bach, a Vietnamese economics masters student at the University of Tokyo who could help the team with both language and econometrics skills. \u2014 Nathan Dicamillo, Quartz , 20 Oct. 2021",
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"The research was commissioned by the Rhode Island Hospitality Association and completed by students enrolled in Salve Regina University business professor Samuel Sacco\u2019s introduction to econometrics class. \u2014 From Usa Today Network And Wire Reports, USA TODAY , 2 Sep. 2021",
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"The study was commissioned by the Rhode Island Hospitality Association and completed by students enrolled in Salve Regina University business professor Samuel Sacco\u2019s introduction to econometrics class, The Newport Daily News reported Tuesday. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 25 Aug. 2021",
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"He is headed to New York University\u2019s Stern School of Business to study business with concentrations in finance and econometrics . \u2014 oregonlive , 21 June 2021",
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"On top of this there is a sizable econometrics group supporting MGI projects. \u2014 Christian Stadler, Forbes , 13 May 2021",
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"But island life for Nadler\u2014who, while getting his Ph.D. in econometrics at Harvard, launched Kensho and published a book of poetry\u2014has little to do with hammocks and coconut cocktails. \u2014 Steven Bertoni, Forbes , 11 Mar. 2021"
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"That influx of fresh water alters the ocean's salinity near the seafloor, a factor that influences the makeup of the ecosystems in those places.",
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"\u2014 Sid Perkins",
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"Global warming, if it proceeds as many scientists predict, threatens to undo decades of conservation work and could mean the destruction of the monarch butterfly, the edelweiss, the polar bear and innumerable other species living in fragile ecosystems , an emerging body of scientific evidence suggests.",
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"\u2014 William K. Stevens"
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],
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": something (such as a network of businesses) considered to resemble an ecological ecosystem especially because of its complex interdependent parts":[
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"Newspaper layoffs have ripple effects for the entire local news ecosystem because, as the Congressional Research Service noted, television, radio and online outlets often \"piggyback on reporting done by much larger newspaper staffs.\"",
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"\u2014 David Sirota",
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"Lots of Walmart customers are underserved by banks and other financial institutions, [Daniel] Eckert says; the company's experiments with finance-related products and services help customers \"not only save money but also have access to a financial ecosystem they were crowded out from.\"",
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"\u2014 Rob Walker"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Earlier this year, the Ministry of the Economy launched a strategic initiative aimed at providing a thorough understanding of the startup ecosystem based on data analysis and interviews with key stakeholders. \u2014 Karl Moore, Forbes , 1 July 2022",
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"In May, the collapse of the Terra ecosystem set off a domino effect felt harshly across an industry that had already been buffeted by inflation and other macroeconomic forces. \u2014 Taylor Locke, Fortune , 1 July 2022",
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"Crypto Meltdown: Amid a dire period for digital currencies, crypto companies are laying off staff and freezing withdrawals, raising questions about the health of the ecosystem . \u2014 New York Times , 30 June 2022",
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"Levees and floodwalls that have been built to prevent flooding have also cut off many wetland areas from the rest of the ecosystem , decreasing ecological diversity. \u2014 Madeline Heim, Journal Sentinel , 27 June 2022",
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"That base is formed by microbialites, the underwater reef-like rock mounds that line the lake and form the base of the lake\u2019s ecosystem . \u2014 The Salt Lake Tribune , 26 June 2022",
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"The most promising projects among the feature films may become part of the KVIFF ecosystem , from the festival itself to KVIFF Distribution and KVIFF.TV. \u2014 Leo Barraclough, Variety , 25 June 2022",
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"That\u2019s why non-paying customers aren\u2019t completely shut out of this ecosystem . \u2014 Ananya Bhattacharya, Quartz , 22 June 2022",
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"These scum blooms, known as harmful algal blooms, are natural parts of the ecosystem , but can also release toxins that sicken or even kill people and animals. \u2014 Yoohyun Jung, San Francisco Chronicle , 14 June 2022"
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"1935, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-134547"
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},
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": a hotel with features and services designed not to be harmful to the environment":[
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"For the politically correct couple, this brand-new eco-hotel \u2014south of Puerto Vallarta on the Pacific coast\u2014offers a guilt-free honeymoon. Everything is recycled; the water is solar-heated, the produce organic.",
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"\u2014 Richard Alleman , Vogue , June 1998"
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]
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-142408"
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},
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],
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"definitions":{
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": marked by or showing concern for the environment":[
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]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8\u0113-k\u014d-\u02cck\u00e4n(t)-sh\u0259s",
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"\u02c8e-"
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],
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u0113\u02c8k\u00e4gr\u0259f\u0113",
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"\u0259\u0307\u02c8-"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-174858"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-175126"
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-200906"
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|
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],
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|
|
": a lively dance tune in duple rhythm":[]
|
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"-\u02cck\u014d\u00a6",
|
|
"-k\u0259\u00a6-",
|
|
"\u00a6\u0101k\u022f\u00a6s\u0101z"
|
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],
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|
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"French \u00e9cossaise , from feminine of \u00e9cossais Scottish, from \u00c9cosse Scotland":""
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-213951"
|
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},
|
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|
|
"type":[
|
|
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|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
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|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"i\u02c8-",
|
|
"\u0113\u02c8k\u00e4d"
|
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],
|
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"by alteration":""
|
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-220615"
|
|
},
|
|
"ecorticate":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{},
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|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"(\u02c8)\u0113+"
|
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],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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},
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-221757"
|
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},
|
|
"ecophene":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": ecad":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8ek\u014d\u02ccf\u0113n",
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|
"\u02c8\u0113k-"
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],
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|
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|
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|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-014135"
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},
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|
|
"type":[
|
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"adjective",
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
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": a transition area between two adjacent ecological communities":[]
|
|
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|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u02c8e-k\u0259-",
|
|
"\u02c8\u0113-k\u0259-\u02cct\u014dn"
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],
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|
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|
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"But the grill\u2019s an important part of Landrace, the crucible for creating a Texas foodscape. Time for a new word: ecotone . \u2014 Mike Sutter, San Antonio Express-News , 8 July 2021",
|
|
"The ecotone , that Venn diagram between the two worlds, is where Landrace gets interesting. \u2014 Mike Sutter, San Antonio Express-News , 8 July 2021",
|
|
"The cave sits in a unique spot, an ecotone where grassland and coastal tropical forest meet. \u2014 Jason Daley, Smithsonian , 11 May 2018"
|
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],
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"ec- + Greek tonos tension \u2014 more at tone entry 1":""
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"1904, in the meaning defined above":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-014156"
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|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
|
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|
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"definitions":{
|
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": a population occupying a particular ecological niche":[]
|
|
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|
"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u02c8\u0113k-",
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|
"\u02c8ek\u014d\u02ccd\u0113m"
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],
|
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|
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"ec- entry 2 + deme":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-024650"
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},
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|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": a phenotype modified by specific adaptive response to environmental factors : ecad":[]
|
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},
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|
"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u00a6\u0113k\u014d+",
|
|
"\u00a6ek\u014d"
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],
|
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},
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-042334"
|
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},
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|
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|
|
": the theory that in the last analysis economic factors including especially the level of technology attained by a particular society and the economic relations into which men enter on the basis of that technology exert a decisive influence on the course of political, social, and intellectual evolution \u2014 compare historical materialism":[]
|
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},
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|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-063906"
|
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},
|
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|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8\u0113k\u014d+\u02cc-",
|
|
"\u02c8ek\u014d"
|
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],
|
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|
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|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
|
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"examples":[],
|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"ec- entry 2 + climate":""
|
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},
|
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"first_known_use":{},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-080849"
|
|
},
|
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"eco-":{
|
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"type":[
|
|
"combining form"
|
|
],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": habitat or environment":[
|
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"eco species"
|
|
],
|
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": ecological or environmental":[
|
|
"eco catastrophe"
|
|
]
|
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},
|
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|
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|
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|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
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"Late Latin oeco- household, from Greek oik-, oiko- , from oikos house \u2014 more at vicinity":""
|
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},
|
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"first_known_use":{},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-083805"
|
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},
|
|
"ecoterrorism":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"noun or adjective"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": sabotage intended to hinder activities that are considered damaging to the environment":[],
|
|
": political terrorism intended to damage an enemy's natural environment":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02cce-k\u014d-",
|
|
"\u02cc\u0113-k\u014d-\u02c8ter-\u0259r-i-z\u0259m"
|
|
],
|
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|
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|
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Climate change, ecoterrorism , ancient Greek, the Renaissance, the Ottoman Empire, metallurgy and the economic hardship of being a single mother in 21st-century Idaho are all dealt with in crisp, swiftly moving sentences. \u2014 New York Times , 24 Sep. 2021",
|
|
"But outright ecoterrorism isn\u2019t just limited to iPhone activists slashing tires. \u2014 Andrew Follett, National Review , 30 June 2021",
|
|
"Just last month, Jeff VanderMeer released his new eco-thriller Hummingbird Salamander, a suspenseful story that hinges on species loss and ecoterrorism in a very-near future. \u2014 Anna Funk, Smithsonian Magazine , 14 May 2021",
|
|
"The third film in the series, Godzilla: King of the Monsters, expands the story to incorporate global arms trafficking and ecoterrorism . \u2014 Matt Zoller Seitz, Vulture , 7 Apr. 2021",
|
|
"Hummingbird Salamander is a profound exploration of climate change and ecoterrorism , the rare work of fiction that acts as both a mirror and a harbinger for the realities of our world. \u2014 Seija Rankin, EW.com , 5 Nov. 2020",
|
|
"When the director Agnieszka Holland adapted Drive Your Plow as Spoor, which won a Silver Bear at the 2017 Berlin Film Festival, the far right denounced it as anti-Catholic and sympathetic to ecoterrorism . \u2014 Julian Lucas, Harper's magazine , 22 July 2019",
|
|
"His plan is one of ecoterrorism with a side order of the Rapture: Kill off 50 percent of the intergalactic population and enjoy an early retirement. \u2014 Michael Phillips, chicagotribune.com , 24 Apr. 2018",
|
|
"When the director Agnieszka Holland adapted Drive Your Plow as Spoor, which won a Silver Bear at the 2017 Berlin Film Festival, the far right denounced it as anti-Catholic and sympathetic to ecoterrorism . \u2014 Julian Lucas, Harper's magazine , 22 July 2019"
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|
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|
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|
|
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|
|
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|
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"definitions":{
|
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": the science of the interrelationships between the physiology of organisms and their environment":[]
|
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},
|
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"\u02cce-k\u014d-",
|
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"\u02cc\u0113-k\u014d-\u02ccfiz-\u0113-\u02c8\u00e4l-\u0259-j\u0113, \u02ccek-\u014d-",
|
|
"\u02cc\u0113-k\u014d-\u02ccfi-z\u0113-\u02c8\u00e4-l\u0259-j\u0113"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-095006"
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|
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|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
|
],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": destructive or obstructive action designed to publicize or harass people believed to be harming the environment":[]
|
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
|
"\u02c8e-",
|
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"-t\u0227|",
|
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"\u02c8\u0113(\u02cc)k\u014d\u02cct\u00e4|zh"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-095941"
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"economic good":{
|
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"type":[
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|
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
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": a commodity or service that is useful to man but that must be paid for":[
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"\u2014 usually used in plural"
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]
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"Today, South Asia remains a stronghold of ecofeminism . \u2014 Eleanor Cummins, The New Republic , 31 Mar. 2022",
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"Simultaneously, approaches such as degrowth and ecofeminism have emerged from within industrial societies, seeding powerful countercultures. \u2014 Ashish Kothari, Scientific American , 20 May 2021",
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"Working in all media, contemporary artists continue to evolve the form, drawing from a prismatic array of philosophies, traditions and cultural movements \u2014 from ecofeminism and shamanism to Mexicayotl and Black Power. \u2014 Steffie Nelson, Los Angeles Times , 15 Dec. 2020",
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"Heidi Hutner, PhD, teaches, speaks, and writes about ecofeminism and environmental justice. \u2014 Longreads , 10 Aug. 2020"
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"The film highlights the business interests of Palawan Governer Jose Alvarez to develop the island\u2019s land for palm oil, mining, and real estate including ecotourism . \u2014 Clarisa Diaz, Quartz , 21 June 2022",
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"Hawai\u02bbi is renowned for its towering volcanoes and picturesque beaches, but for ecotourism aficionados, the rich biodiversity of the archipelago is one of its most enticing qualities. \u2014 Jared Ranahan, Forbes , 26 May 2022",
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"The government says the park will serve as a key site for ecotourism and research. \u2014 Erika Page, The Christian Science Monitor , 22 Apr. 2022",
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"In Maui, PacWhale Eco-Adventures, an ecotourism outfit run by the PWF, started placing them at the Ocean Store at Maalaea and Lahaina, as well as at the Maui Brewing Company, Kohola Brewery, and farm-to-table restaurant Moku Roots. \u2014 Rachel Ng, Outside Online , 27 Apr. 2022",
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"The Gulf Coast, Mississippi Equipped with 62 miles of shoreline alongside countless islands, Mississippi\u2019s Gulf Coast is an oft-underrated destination that packs a serious punch within the realm of ecotourism . \u2014 Jared Ranahan, Forbes , 12 Apr. 2022",
|
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"Colombia, alongside more than 100 countries around the world, has committed to protecting 30% of its land and ocean by 2030, and community leaders are hopeful that the new designation will lay the groundwork for a local ecotourism industry. \u2014 Erika Page, The Christian Science Monitor , 11 Apr. 2022",
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"What\u2019s more, ecotourism \u2014which is defined as tourism that benefits both locals and their environment\u2014only exists in a fifth of China\u2019s nature reserves. \u2014 National Geographic , 27 Aug. 2020",
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"The elder Lindblad regularly invited his young son on scouting trips around the world, sparking a lifelong interest in ecotourism . \u2014 Liz Vaccariello, Travel + Leisure , 26 Jan. 2022"
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"\u02cc\u0113-k\u014d-\u02cct\u00e4k-si-\u02c8k\u00e4l-\u0259-j\u0113",
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"In the latest study, a three-year, $1.1-million effort by a large team of researchers, microplastics from almost 400 samples were identified and analyzed with microscopes, tweezers and lasers in an ecotoxicology lab at the University of Toronto. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 2 Oct. 2019",
|
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"Plus, a one-time treatment won\u2019t cut it, says Jing Zhai, the research director of ecotoxicology and specialty products at global testing laboratory Eurofins, who has extensive experience with bed bugs. \u2014 Amina Lake Abdelrahman, Good Housekeeping , 8 Apr. 2019",
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"Today, some researchers are studying how the animals accomplish their striking feats of regeneration, while others use them in ecotoxicology studies; cephalopods even guide research into the origins of consciousness. \u2014 Danna Staaf, Science | AAAS , 4 Apr. 2018"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"If ecocide is adopted, there will be a plethora of cases filed that will start to test the boundaries of the law. \u2014 Bill Mckibben, The New Yorker , 28 July 2021",
|
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"Examples of ecocide may include a mining company operating over thousands of acres in Brazil or a commercial fishing company trawling across a large swath of seafloor. \u2014 Bill Mckibben, The New Yorker , 28 July 2021",
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"In November last year a group of international lawyers set about formally defining ecocide . \u2014 The Economist , 28 Feb. 2021",
|
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"Advocates of ecocide believe the law could do something similar. \u2014 M\u00e9lissa Godin, Time , 19 Feb. 2021",
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"The story of that ecocide is narrated in the Mahabharata, an epic which commences with a great sacrifice conducted by Emperor Janmejaya. \u2014 Girish Shahane, Quartz India , 30 Aug. 2019",
|
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"Past ecocides Delhi and its surroundings, indeed the entire Indo-Gangetic plain, were once covered with forests, which were cleared by agriculturalists employing fire and iron. \u2014 Girish Shahane, Quartz India , 30 Aug. 2019"
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": a population of a species that survives as a distinct group through environmental selection and isolation and that is comparable with a taxonomic subspecies":[]
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Sagebrush steppes are a wide-reaching ecotype throughout the Intermountain West, stretching between the Cascades and the Rockies. \u2014 Heather Arndt Anderson, Sunset Magazine , 17 Jan. 2020",
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"The whale is a male and a member of the transient orca ecotype . \u2014 The Seattle Times, oregonlive , 20 Apr. 2020",
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"Sagebrush steppes are a wide-reaching ecotype throughout the Intermountain West, stretching between the Cascades and the Rockies. \u2014 Heather Arndt Anderson, Sunset Magazine , 17 Jan. 2020",
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"Sagebrush steppes are a wide-reaching ecotype throughout the Intermountain West, stretching between the Cascades and the Rockies. \u2014 Heather Arndt Anderson, Sunset Magazine , 17 Jan. 2020",
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"Sagebrush steppes are a wide-reaching ecotype throughout the Intermountain West, stretching between the Cascades and the Rockies. \u2014 Heather Arndt Anderson, Sunset Magazine , 17 Jan. 2020",
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"Sagebrush steppes are a wide-reaching ecotype throughout the Intermountain West, stretching between the Cascades and the Rockies. \u2014 Heather Arndt Anderson, Sunset Magazine , 17 Jan. 2020",
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"Sagebrush steppes are a wide-reaching ecotype throughout the Intermountain West, stretching between the Cascades and the Rockies. \u2014 Heather Arndt Anderson, Sunset Magazine , 17 Jan. 2020",
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"Sagebrush steppes are a wide-reaching ecotype throughout the Intermountain West, stretching between the Cascades and the Rockies. \u2014 Heather Arndt Anderson, Sunset Magazine , 17 Jan. 2020"
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"Talk about growing pains - a recent publication in the Biological Journal of the Linnean Society has highlighted that when a shark shifts its ecology , there is allometric growth in certain regions of the body in response. \u2014 Melissa Cristina M\u00e1rquez, Forbes , 29 June 2022",
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"What was good for the economy of the gorgeous locale, however, was bad for its ecology \u2014a trade-off that, though glaring, not surprisingly went ignored. \u2014 Lauren Groff, The Atlantic , 21 June 2022",
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"Steve Evans, a water consultant for conservation groups including the California Wilderness Coalition, worries that the reservoir\u2019s diversions could disrupt the river\u2019s ecology . \u2014 Louis Sahag\u00fanstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 31 May 2022",
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"The technique using zinc isotopes could be applied to other extinct animals to understand their diet and ecology . \u2014 Katie Hunt, CNN , 31 May 2022",
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"But this current strain is unusual because of its ability to sicken not only domestic poultry but wild birds, said Andrew Ramey, director of the molecular ecology laboratory with the U.S. Geological Survey Alaska Science Center. \u2014 Annie Berman, Anchorage Daily News , 27 May 2022",
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"Replacing natives with foreign exotics such as turf grass or invasive vines can disrupt that delicate ecological balance, says Douglas Tallamy, a professor of entomology and wildlife ecology at the University of Delaware. \u2014 Washington Post , 4 Apr. 2022",
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"Some have theorized that these figures stemmed from a genetic mutation, and that\u2019s possible, but Boston University biologist Les Kaufman, an expert on tropical ecology , says the more likely cause is environmental stress compounded by age. \u2014 Ellen Ruppel Shell, Smithsonian Magazine , 1 Apr. 2022",
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"In 1952, President Harry S. Truman had the unique fish and its pocket ecology added to Death Valley as a protective measure. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 4 May 2022"
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"During the Cold War, the Soviet Union was isolated economically . \u2014 Ken Silverstein, Forbes , 5 July 2022",
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"By many measures, red states\u2014those that lean Republican\u2014have recovered faster economically than Democratic-leaning blue ones, with workers and employers moving from the coasts to the middle of the country and Florida. \u2014 Josh Mitchell, WSJ , 5 July 2022",
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"The book can also be seen as a snapshot of a time when the country was beginning to open up economically , and, with that, to Westernize. \u2014 Cressida Leyshon, The New Yorker , 4 July 2022",
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"In South Africa, one of the world\u2019s most economically unequal countries, the rising price of fuel has created one more fault line. \u2014 New York Times , 2 July 2022",
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"Even if the war were to end tomorrow\u2014and there is zero chance of that happening\u2014experts have suggested that Russia could remain economically isolated for decades to come. \u2014 David Meyer, Fortune , 1 July 2022",
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"And Hubbard said adding wind power was beneficial both environmentally and economically . \u2014 Morgan Krakow, Anchorage Daily News , 1 July 2022",
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"In Xi\u2019s view, the Chinese government is fulfilling its obligations in allowing the former British colony to choose its path and thrive economically , if not politically, over the past quarter century. \u2014 Karson Yiu, ABC News , 1 July 2022",
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"Community members can register to attend one, or several, events and see why these jobs are so important to a thriving, economically healthy county. \u2014 Sam Boyer, cleveland , 1 July 2022"
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