as in inflexible
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Recent Examples of inelastic
Less sensitivity to trade wars, relatively inelastic demand, and accelerating free cash flow growth are good reasons to like the stock.
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Michael Khouw, CNBC, 17 Apr. 2025
The accompanying comments include discussion of retaliatory tariffs, inelastic markets and, well, price-earnings ratios.
—Alexander Nazaryan, New York Times, 10 Apr. 2025
And so the question is, is supply inelastic or not?
—ABC News, 6 Apr. 2025
Its services are essential, making demand relatively inelastic even during economic downturns.
—Gurufocus, Forbes, 6 Mar. 2025
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Michael Khouw, CNBC, 17 Apr. 2025
The accompanying comments include discussion of retaliatory tariffs, inelastic markets and, well, price-earnings ratios.
—Alexander Nazaryan, New York Times, 10 Apr. 2025
And so the question is, is supply inelastic or not?
—ABC News, 6 Apr. 2025
Its services are essential, making demand relatively inelastic even during economic downturns.
—Gurufocus, Forbes, 6 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for inelastic
Adjective
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Bears believe that the president is stubborn and inflexible, although this has been proven incorrect repeatedly.—
Jon Markman,
Forbes.com,
22 May 2025
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Meanwhile, Kissinger remained inflexible in his position, refusing to provide Congress with the reports in 1975.—
Time,
Time,
21 May 2025
Adjective
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The cause of the crash also remains unclear, but officials said Friday that the weather alert system and runway lights weren’t working at the airport when the jet attempted to land amid dense fog around 3:45 a.m.—
Brian Niemietz,
New York Daily News,
23 May 2025
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However, researchers observed that after being dispersed by the radiation, the clouds were not dense or large enough to create new stars.—
Kameryn Griesser,
CNN Money,
23 May 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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Its thick plastic outer casing is impervious to flex.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
28 May 2025
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Conversely, smog, cloud cover, and thicker ozone layers limit the amount of UV radiation that reaches the skin.6 Locations further from the equator at higher altitudes experience less sunlight in the winter and more in the summer.—
Amy Brownstein,
Verywell Health,
27 May 2025
Adjective
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Terra cotta boxes are attractive but heavy once filled with soil, so these require adequate support to hold their weight.—
Arricca Elin SanSone,
Southern Living,
23 May 2025
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Alerts may be issued for flash flooding, which is when water levels rapidly rise because of heavy rainfall.—
Michelle Marchante,
Miami Herald,
22 May 2025
Adjective
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Avoid using metal objects or compressed air directly into the port.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
30 May 2025
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That robot was powered not by a motor but by compressed air, which sequentially moves its legs forward.—
Ben Coxworth
May 28,
New Atlas,
28 May 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 6 Jun. 2025.
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