diminishing returns

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But Stokes, who turns 35 on the opening day of the Test, has had diminishing returns with the bat.

From BBC • Jun. 2, 2026

But keep in mind that there does come a point of diminishing returns.

From MarketWatch • May 15, 2026

The studios over the decades tried to as well, albeit often with increasingly diminishing returns.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 10, 2026

Oil stocks show diminishing returns, with the energy ETF rising 0.5% after an 8% oil price jump, suggesting prices are already factored in.

From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026

How far the operation of the law of diminishing returns will allow this tendency to proceed we cannot here discuss.

From The Evolution of Modern Capitalism A Study of Machine Production by Hobson, J. A. (John Atkinson)