as in inflexible
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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
Adjective
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If that were so, gestures would be a relatively limited, inflexible mode of communication — not much like language or human gestures at all.—
Brandon Keim,
New York Times,
21 Jan. 2025
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Leaders who habitually use such expressions may appear inflexible or unwilling to entertain differing opinions.—
Cheryl Robinson,
Forbes,
9 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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The combination of environmental regulations protecting chaparral, combined with the dense residential areas near it, mean that prescribed fire is very infrequently used in Southern California.—
Ella Nilsen,
CNN,
24 Jan. 2025
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But the visual jokes are dense and the look works for the setting and comedic ethos, reflecting the junky tourist-trap aesthetic that Mumolo and Wiig celebrate.—
Mark Olsen,
Los Angeles Times,
24 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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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
Adjective
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Turn the heat to medium-low, add the grits and cook, stirring frequently, until thick, creamy, and tender, 15–20 minutes.—
Ryan McCarthy,
Saveur,
16 Jan. 2025
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Some of the cables he’s found are as thick as a pinky finger and, when attached to the right tree, are strong enough to anchor an elephant calf.—
Dac Collins,
Outdoor Life,
16 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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The fire was burning in heavy brush with a moderate rate of spread about a mile from the eastern edge of the area scorched by the Palisades Fire.—
Tom Tapp,
Deadline,
23 Jan. 2025
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But there was also something heavier here, something that brought him a new sense of purpose and drive, something stronger than tequila shots coursing through the album: a near-death experience.—
Steve Hochman,
SPIN,
23 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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The tape trades each marginal dose of news, and these will be pertinent ones over compressed time frames.—
Michael Santoli,
CNBC,
21 Jan. 2025
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The edge of the cuff should be on the exterior of the compressed coat—pull it over the rest of the coat to secure the roll.—
Rabekah Henderson,
Southern Living,
17 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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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,
2 Aug. 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 Jan. 2025.
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