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Recent Examples of inelastic
Those anxieties are based on the incorrect assumption that demand is fixed, or inelastic, and hence insensitive to price and cost changes.
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James Manyika and Michael Spence, Foreign Affairs, 24 Oct. 2023
Suddenly these trends are making OECD demand even more inelastic.
Oil growth outside the OECD is primarily in India and China.
—Mark Le Dain, Forbes, 16 July 2023
But companies that sell consumer goods with inelastic demand (an unchanging demand regardless of the times) are usually a good option.
—Q.ai - Powering A Personal Wealth Movement, Forbes, 3 Oct. 2022
After inelastic response comes failure, which means the crust breaks, potentially producing conduits for magma to reach the surface ... in other words: eruption.
—Erik Klemetti, Discover Magazine, 13 June 2023
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James Manyika and Michael Spence, Foreign Affairs, 24 Oct. 2023
Suddenly these trends are making OECD demand even more inelastic.
Oil growth outside the OECD is primarily in India and China.
—Mark Le Dain, Forbes, 16 July 2023
But companies that sell consumer goods with inelastic demand (an unchanging demand regardless of the times) are usually a good option.
—Q.ai - Powering A Personal Wealth Movement, Forbes, 3 Oct. 2022
After inelastic response comes failure, which means the crust breaks, potentially producing conduits for magma to reach the surface ... in other words: eruption.
—Erik Klemetti, Discover Magazine, 13 June 2023
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for inelastic
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Swelling presses the soft brain tissue against the hard, inflexible skull, causing further damage.New Atlas, New Atlas, 15 Dec. 2024
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However, other advocates are concerned that eliminating these programs would force borrowers to rely on riskier private student loans that don’t qualify for IDR or loan forgiveness and typically have inflexible repayment terms.Adam S. Minsky, Forbes, 12 Dec. 2024
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As for roads, dense fog, winter storms and flash floods were snarling traffic across the U.S. In the Pacific Northwest, an atmospheric river was bringing heavy snow and rain to California, Oregon and Washington.Tom Rogers, Newsweek, 26 Dec. 2024
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Limelight then follows standard steelmaking techniques to create a slag of impurities at the top of the brew, allowing dense pure iron to flow out through a channel below.Andrew Rosenblum, Popular Science, 26 Dec. 2024
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In many parts of the developing world, China has come to be seen as a rapacious and unbending creditor, not so different from the Western multinational corporations and lenders that sought to collect on bad debts in decades past.Michael Bennon, Foreign Affairs, 22 Aug. 2023
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Assad responded then with unbending violence, and the revolt turned into a bloody civil war that tore the country apart.Sarah Dadouch, Washington Post, 25 Aug. 2023
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Choosing heels with a thicker heel or platform can also provide more support and stability.Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 17 Dec. 2024
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Before transferring the baking sheet to the oven, use a clean hand or the bottom of a glass to press the dough balls into rounds that are ½ inch thick and 4 inches in diameter.Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens, 16 Dec. 2024
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The Ravens are heavy road favorites coming off a dominant win against the Steelers, but this game will be close.Andy Biggs, Newsweek, 25 Dec. 2024
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But the Swedes are the heavy favorites in what is the weaker group in this year’s tournament.The Athletic NHL Staff, The Athletic, 24 Dec. 2024
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The only down side is the file size; fully uncompressed RAW files from this sensor run around 125 megabytes per image, though there are compressed options that will get them down to about 80 MP per image.Boutayna Chokrane, WIRED, 3 Dec. 2024
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Double-walled cryogenic storage tanks, which maintain 4.4 tons of compressed liquid hydrogen at minus 423.4 degrees Fahrenheit, feed 16 fuel cells and electric motors to power all onboard hotel needs.Katia Damborsky, Robb Report, 30 Nov. 2024
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The passenger door opened and a thickset man with a short beard and mustache got out.Jamie Quatro, Harper's Magazine, 21 June 2024
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There’s a thickset dashboard dotted with prominent air vents and a thick, smooth center section that connects the door panels.Andrew Wendler, Car and Driver, 8 Aug. 2023
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“Inelastic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inelastic. Accessed 30 Dec. 2024.
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