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Galbraith

American  
[gal-breyth] / 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

“It was a disappointment on one hand, but understandable on the other, because I do think in retrospect that they had a case,” Galbraith said.

From Slate Jul. 22, 2025

The name Gilbreth, in the case of Dad’s family, was a fairly recent corruption of Galbraith.

From "Cheaper by the Dozen" by Frank B. Gilbreth Jr. and Ernestine Gilbreth Carey

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