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Recent Examples of inelastic
The problem is one of a larger supply facing an inelastic demand — the situation in which a market’s willingness to buy different quantities does not vary much with regard to price.
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Edward Lotterman, Twin Cities, 17 Aug. 2025
How to Play It Ocean shippers have a habit of going bankrupt, a consequence of high debt ratios, inelastic supply and volatile demand.
—Christopher Helman, Forbes.com, 28 July 2025
Unfortunately, lowering rates will unlikely gain the water authority many more customers, as water consumption is price inelastic.
—Phillip Molnar, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 June 2025
Demand for dialysis is relatively inelastic, meaning it is not significantly affected by economic downturns.
—Gurufocus, Forbes, 6 Mar. 2025
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Edward Lotterman, Twin Cities, 17 Aug. 2025
How to Play It Ocean shippers have a habit of going bankrupt, a consequence of high debt ratios, inelastic supply and volatile demand.
—Christopher Helman, Forbes.com, 28 July 2025
Unfortunately, lowering rates will unlikely gain the water authority many more customers, as water consumption is price inelastic.
—Phillip Molnar, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 June 2025
Demand for dialysis is relatively inelastic, meaning it is not significantly affected by economic downturns.
—Gurufocus, Forbes, 6 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for inelastic
Adjective
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This cleanly segments everything into management and labor while instituting an inflexible hierarchy.—
Josh Browning,
Big Think,
28 Oct. 2025
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This 50-year-old rule is politically inflexible — a public vote is the only way to modernize it.—
Harry Bubbins,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
23 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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In extremely dense fog where visibility is near zero, the best course of action is to first turn on your hazard lights, then simply pull into a safe location such as a parking lot of a local business, and stop.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
11 Nov. 2025
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The chestnut—nutrient dense, hardy, quietly elegant—is a symbol with global resonance.—
Todd Plummer,
Vogue,
11 Nov. 2025
Adjective
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That narcissism, combined with a lack of understanding regarding the risks of the Titan, resulted in an unbending belief in his own creation.—
Randall Colburn,
EW.com,
11 June 2025
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Obama’s second-term quest at a border bill similarly crashed into unbending opposition.—
Philip Elliott,
Time,
2 June 2025
Adjective
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The thick artificial foliage is pre-lit with warm white LED bulbs spaced through the entire length of the 10-foot piece.—
Kate McGregor,
Architectural Digest,
5 Nov. 2025
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With more than 38,000 gallons of fuel on board the cargo flight bound for Hawaii, the crash created a massive ball of fire – punctuated by smaller explosions from flammable material on the ground – and sent a towering plume of thick black smoke into the sky.—
Karina Tsui,
CNN Money,
5 Nov. 2025
Adjective
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Another guard with a fresh cut above his eye told Reuters he had been hit in the head by a heavy drumstick thrown from the crowd.—
CNN Money,
CNN Money,
12 Nov. 2025
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Black walnuts have an extremely hard shell that requires special tools or a heavy hammer to crack.—
Randy Moll,
Arkansas Online,
11 Nov. 2025
Adjective
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And the compressed timeframe of the story ticks down to a hugely satisfying climactic encounter in the mountains.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
6 Nov. 2025
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Timber Stoves uses wood pellets, an inch-long renewable biofuel made from compressed wood fiber.—
Daniel Fusch,
USA Today,
4 Nov. 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 12 Nov. 2025.
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