invisible hand
noun
: a hypothetical economic force that in a freely competitive market works for the benefit of all
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BlackRock's Aladdin has become the invisible hand guiding institutional investment decisions worldwide.
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Douglas B. Laney, Forbes.com, 8 July 2025
Those feelings are the result of the invisible hand of Emmer & Rye partner and creative director Rand Egbert.
—Matthew Odam, Austin American Statesman, 2 July 2025
The promise of mobility, blocked by the invisible hand of entrenched power.
—Aron Solomon
june 24, Literary Hub, 24 June 2025
So does Adam Smith’s concept of the invisible hand—the idea that decentralized markets produce a dazzling variety of goods and services efficiently and get them into the hands of the consumers who want (and can afford) them.
—Alan S. Blinder, Foreign Affairs, 11 Dec. 2018
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Douglas B. Laney, Forbes.com, 8 July 2025
Those feelings are the result of the invisible hand of Emmer & Rye partner and creative director Rand Egbert.
—Matthew Odam, Austin American Statesman, 2 July 2025
The promise of mobility, blocked by the invisible hand of entrenched power.
—Aron Solomon
june 24, Literary Hub, 24 June 2025
So does Adam Smith’s concept of the invisible hand—the idea that decentralized markets produce a dazzling variety of goods and services efficiently and get them into the hands of the consumers who want (and can afford) them.
—Alan S. Blinder, Foreign Affairs, 11 Dec. 2018
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“Invisible hand.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/invisible%20hand. Accessed 19 Jul. 2025.
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