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Friedman

American  
[freed-muhn] / ˈfrid mən /

noun

  1. Bruce Jay, 1930–2020, U.S. novelist.

  2. Milton, 1912–2006, U.S. economist: Nobel Prize 1976.


Friedman British  
/ ˈfriːdmən /

noun

  1. Milton. 1912–2006. US economist, particularly associated with monetarism; a forceful advocate of free market capitalism

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Friedman told the Journal he had never heard of Epstein before Walker mentioned him, and took her remark in the email as a “tongue-in-cheek reference” to someone she had long known.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 8, 2026

SpaceX is projected to enter nearly every major U.S. equity index within about three weeks of trading, according to Jacob Friedman, an investment manager at Focused Wealth Management.

From MarketWatch • May 29, 2026

For $4 billion, Friedman said, Sacramento can get a team, put up a stadium and surround it with places to eat, shop and play.

From Los Angeles Times • May 28, 2026

To drive that point home, he posted an image of several prominent libertarians, including economists Murray N. Rothbard and Milton Friedman and former congressman Justin Amash, in suits and ties.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 25, 2026

After a few seconds, Mr. Friedman reached up and paused it with me, from a few meters out, freeze-framed in the middle of the screen.

From "Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood" by Trevor Noah

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