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Typically, spending on expensive durable goods — new cars, appliances, laptops and the like — declines when households feel financial stress.

From MarketWatch • May 28, 2026

In his view, e-scooter and e-bike subscriptions are particularly attractive to people making these kinds of journeys and younger workers, but buses, trains and the like will remain the "more inclusive" option for many others.

From BBC • Apr. 3, 2026

Otherwise, he reverts to various forms of industrial policy, such as requiring foreign companies to form partnerships with German firms as a cost of entry into the European market and the like.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 2, 2026

Mostly, he insisted, the unhoused neighbors were vigilant stewards, and helped with sweeping and trash pickup and the like; “99 percent of the time it was working great,” he said.

From Slate • Mar. 25, 2026

He saw phones, video cameras, and the like raised up, all of them pointed at him and Johanna.

From "Anger Is a Gift" by Mark Oshiro