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Kroeber

American  
[kroh-ber] / ˈkroʊ bər /

noun

  1. Alfred Louis, 1876–1960, U.S. anthropologist.


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Even though it is an oil importer, in this way Kroeber says China may be more insulated than the U.S. from a spike in oil prices, especially given its stockpiles.

From Barron's Mar. 9, 2026

There are plenty of things China could do if the objective was to just maximize potential GDP growth, “but that’s not their goal,” said Gavekal’s Arthur Kroeber.

From The Wall Street Journal Nov. 7, 2025

"I think it is going to continue to be messy in implementation over the next month or two," as China dismantles the restrictions, Kroeber said.

From Reuters Dec. 14, 2022

But the Ohlone ancestors sized up Kroeber and his colleagues.

From New York Times Dec. 11, 2022

Recognizing that his continent-wide estimate did not account for regional variation, Kroeber encouraged future scholars to seek out and analyze “sharply localized documentary evidence.”

From "1491" by Charles C. Mann

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