MMT

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1. Astronomy. Multiple Mirror Telescope.

2. Chemistry. methylcyclopentadienyl manganese tricarbonyl, C 9 H 7 MnO 3 , a lead-free, toxic antiknock gasoline additive.

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Example Sentences

Mr. Daniels wrote this about MMT: “The suggestion was that a government could borrow unlimited amounts of money in its own currency and repay it without risk simply by printing more of that currency.”

From Washington Post • Nov. 11, 2022

For every 1C rise in average summertime temperatures in Spain between 1978 and 2017, for example, scientists found a 0.73C increase in MMT, a study published in April in Environmental Research Letters journal said.

From Reuters • Aug. 2, 2022

To be clear, there are legitimate critiques of MMT, even among left-leaning economists.

From Salon • Mar. 20, 2021

She answers their many questions about MMT and discusses her book The Deficit Myth: Modern Monetary Theory and the Birth of the People’s Economy.

From Slate • Jun. 20, 2020

"There's a very vocal online movement to really push MMT and any criticism is very strongly acted against," he says.

From BBC • Dec. 10, 2019