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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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Bryant wrote that his finger remained inflexible for the rest of his life.—
Christian Clark,
New York Times,
2 Oct. 2025
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Traditional chainmail suits were protective, but were inflexible and too heavy for surfing or diving.—
Laura Baisas,
Popular Science,
24 Sep. 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.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
7 Oct. 2025
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The moon's strange yellow hue is the result of a phenomenon known as Rayleigh Scattering, wherein Earth's dense atmosphere interferes with the passage of shorter, bluer wavelengths of light, while allowing longer, redder, wavelengths to pass through relatively unscathed.—
Anthony Wood,
Space.com,
7 Oct. 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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That thick sole relieves pressure and pain, especially pain associated with conditions like plantar fasciitis.—
Olivia Young,
Travel + Leisure,
8 Oct. 2025
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The smoke was thick enough to cast its own shadows upon the hill.—
Caity Weaver,
The Atlantic,
8 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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When heavy rain occurs, there is a risk of flooding, particularly in low-lying and flood-prone regions.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
8 Oct. 2025
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Sarr struggles to finish shots through contact against heavier bigs.—
Josh Robbins,
New York Times,
7 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Sturm has repeatedly noted the difficulty of the compressed schedule.—
Fluto Shinzawa,
New York Times,
10 Oct. 2025
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Li, a writer whose stories are compressed and deceptively simple, spoke with humor and a certain hardness, perhaps born of the clarity of unimaginable loss.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
7 Oct. 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 13 Oct. 2025.
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