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Galbraith

American  
[gal-brayth] / ˈgæl breɪθ /

noun

  1. John Kenneth, 1908–2006, U.S. economist, born in Canada.


Galbraith British  
/ ɡælˈbreɪθ /

noun

  1. John Kenneth. 1908–2006, US economist and diplomat born in Canada; author of The Affluent Society (1958), The New Industrial State (1967), and The Culture of Contentment (1992)

"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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As Salon’s Alex Galbraith recently explained in his daily newsletter, Crash Course, Walsh assumes his viewers “weren’t paying attention when their history classes got slightly more complicated.”

From Salon ● May 20, 2026

With Charles another to shine in midfield, it was Bradley's link with Swansea City's Ethan Galbraith that proved the dominant theme of the first half.

From BBC ● Oct. 11, 2025

In 1955 John Kenneth Galbraith punctured one of the strangely enduring myths about the aftermath: that there was a wave of suicides.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 10, 2025

“That was a critical point, and that was one of the things we’ve regretted ever since,” Galbraith said.

From Slate ● Jul. 22, 2025

Economic and social behaviors, Galbraith continued, “are complex, and to comprehend their character is mentally tiring. Therefore we adhere, as though to a raft, to those ideas which represent our understanding.”

From "Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything" by Steven D. Levitt

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