durables
Example Sentences
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Trends in durables orders are often driven by big swings in categories like airplane orders, because small volumes can come with big dollar figures.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 29, 2026
More likely are gradual and targeted policies, such as raising incomes for low-income households or shifting the recent trade-in and subsidy programs for durables like household appliances and cars into services.
From Barron's ● Mar. 4, 2026
The behavior is that middle-income households have spent refund checks on deferred durables for decades.
From MarketWatch ● Jan. 28, 2026
Mr Gupta also found that while borrowing for consumption - credit cards, consumer durables, weddings, health emergencies, for example - makes up less than 20% of total household debt, it was the fastest-growing segment.
From BBC ● Apr. 25, 2024
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From Successful Recitations by Alfred H. (Alfred Henry) Miles
