consumption
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Named after 19th-century economist William Stanley Jevons, the paradox states that increased efficiency leading to falling costs can actually increase consumption.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026
The review delves into various health conditions linked to tea consumption.
From Science Daily • Jun. 9, 2026
Downstream steel consumption is easing from elevated levels, while shrinking mill margins continue to weigh on demand, they say.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 8, 2026
His messages on Sunday night that he would stop Netanyahu may have been meant for Tehran's consumption to distance Washington from Israel's strikes.
From BBC • Jun. 8, 2026
Then there are the new badges of high-end consumption that may be less readily conspicuous but no less potent.
From "Class Matters" by The New York Times
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