transportation
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Most are currently absorbing the costs themselves, but further increases - for example, in food production and transportation - are likely to be passed on to consumers over time.
From BBC • Apr. 27, 2026
“Oil is the clearest example because short-run demand is relatively inelastic: transportation still needs gasoline and diesel, airlines still need jet fuel, and petrochemical plans still need feedstock,” she said in a note Thursday.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 24, 2026
“Local is a competitive advantage, because a local retailer can buy from smaller family farms, which means that the transportation distance is really short,” Ross said.
From Salon • Apr. 24, 2026
Another major European car manufacturer, Renault, saw sales slide in the first due to transportation problems affecting its low-cost Dacia brand.
From Barron's • Apr. 23, 2026
He looked around the train and replied, “It is not the same as public transportation back home.”
From "A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier" by Ishmael Beah
Vocabulary lists containing transportation
The United States
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