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knowledge economy

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noun

  1. an economy in which information services are dominant as an area of growth

"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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"Without power there's no compute, without the compute there's no knowledge economy," he said.

From BBC Jul. 21, 2026

Globalization, a rising knowledge economy and increasing automation have boosted the incomes of many Americans but left others behind.

From The Wall Street Journal May 31, 2026

"The internet will gradually return to normal operations this week," Hossein Afshin, Iran's vice president for science, technology and the knowledge economy, said Monday on state television.

From Barron's Jan. 19, 2026

When ChatGPT was released, about a year ago, public focus shifted to the knowledge economy jobs that artificial intelligence could transform, from law to copy writing.

From New York Times Oct. 27, 2023

The way she manages this place; her punctuality, domestic knowledge, economy, and order; her cheerfulness, Copperfield!'

From David Copperfield by Dickens, Charles

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