Durante
Americannoun
noun
Example Sentences
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However, Alex Durante, economist at the Tax Foundation, said it remained to be seen what changes could result from Trump's moves.
From BBC • Feb. 13, 2025
According to Durante, even products that aren’t directly affected by tariffs could see price increases, as businesses often raise prices to match their competitors and capture additional profits.
From Salon • Sep. 24, 2024
As Alex Durante, an economist at the Tax Foundation, a nonpartisan think tank that works with policymakers in the United States and Europe, bluntly put it: “They don’t work.”
From New York Times • May 18, 2024
You were a rangy kid with big ears from Greenpoint, Brooklyn, whose raspy imitation of Jimmy Durante somehow kept us going through the worst of times.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 24, 2000
Sometimes I thought she could have been a very beautiful Jimmy Durante.
From "Native Speaker" by Chang-rae Lee
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