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Recent Examples of inelastic
Procter and Gamble has also now paid a dividend for 136 consecutive years — yet another indicator of the inelastic nature of the consumer demand for its products.
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Zev Fima,
CNBC,
24 Apr. 2026
At the site, the team used a technique known as inelastic neutron scattering, that is defined as an event where neutrons lose or gain energy by transferring energy to form a sample.
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Georgina Jedikovska,
Interesting Engineering,
17 Apr. 2026
Changes in demand greatly affect the price since supply is inelastic.
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William Jones,
Ascend Agency,
30 Jan. 2026
Virginia is a pretty inelastic, pretty politically stable state.
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Ted Johnson,
Deadline,
3 Nov. 2025
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Zev Fima,
CNBC,
24 Apr. 2026
At the site, the team used a technique known as inelastic neutron scattering, that is defined as an event where neutrons lose or gain energy by transferring energy to form a sample.
—
Georgina Jedikovska,
Interesting Engineering,
17 Apr. 2026
Changes in demand greatly affect the price since supply is inelastic.
—
William Jones,
Ascend Agency,
30 Jan. 2026
Virginia is a pretty inelastic, pretty politically stable state.
—
Ted Johnson,
Deadline,
3 Nov. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for inelastic
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For people navigating stigma or inflexible work schedules, that single requirement was often enough to stop them from starting or staying on treatment.
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Too many women experience a lack of transportation and childcare, insufficient language assistance, financial insecurity, inflexible appointment availability, separation of physical and behavioral health services, and lack of post-delivery follow-up.
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More memory, denser racks, faster deployment The new server promises 50 percent more memory per socket and more GPU memory compared to the previous generation.
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For ultimate comfort, the loveseat and chairs also include dense foam cushions wrapped in smooth polyester.
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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.
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Obama’s second-term quest at a border bill similarly crashed into unbending opposition.
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The fire initially grew into a huge inferno, creating a pillar of thick, black smoke that could be seen for miles.
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That thick, ugly vein, the shrimp feeling, was gone.
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Smoke from a series of wildfires that have burned more than 20,000 acres across South Florida began to ease Sunday, bringing clearer skies to some communities after days of heavy haze and poor air quality.
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To get the best view of the moon, check local weather forecasts in your area to make sure there won't be heavy cloud coverage or storms.
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The six-minute quasi-title track works as a centerpiece, its compressed qanun (a stringed Middle Eastern instrument, played here by the acclaimed Syrian musician Maya Youssef) looping in the background as electronic pulses, foreboding pianos, and disembodied voices swirl around the mix.
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Cities and counties with little experience as real-estate developers were suddenly tasked with managing complex acquisitions and renovations under compressed timelines.
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The thickset Armand Assante was a phlegmatic Odysseus, but Greta Scacchi, as Penelope—who has so little to say in the poem—became the physical embodiment of anger, and Isabella Rossellini was a teasing Athena.
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Even though thickset Mandarin characters on every wall extolled the virtues of the Chinese Dream, Xi Jinping's campaign to rejuvenate Chinese nationalism, the town had a frontier feel, as if Beijing's hawkeyed gaze hadn't yet crept over the moonscape mountains.
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“Inelastic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inelastic. Accessed 26 Jun. 2026.
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