consumer

Example Sentences

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It obviously has a formidable track record of upending consumer categories.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 4, 2026

Technology is one area to consider, as are select names in consumer staples and healthcare.

From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026

The tech sector is already slamming the brakes on some of its more lavish spending, and private consumer debts are piling up.

From Slate • Apr. 3, 2026

Because consumer spending drives an estimated 70% of the economy, those behaviors play a large part in driving economic growth.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 3, 2026

Because Sony bought transistor licensing rights from Western Electric at a time when the American electronics consumer industry was churning out vacuum tube models and reluctant to compete with its own products.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond