elasticity
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“Following the Middle East disruption, supply elasticity has fallen across the system as China remains capped and ex-China supply growth is insufficient to offset ongoing deficits,” Citi said.
From MarketWatch • May 19, 2026
In most cases, elasticity only becomes relevant when a liquid is cooled below its "glass transition," the point where it begins to behave more like a solid.
From Science Daily • Mar. 30, 2026
"Then there is a sort of price elasticity tolerance that if you put it up too much, no-one's going to pay it," she says.
From BBC • Mar. 20, 2026
Bono’s voice has as much power and elasticity as ever.
From Salon • Mar. 10, 2026
The receiver was jammed into my cheek and the rest of the phone was dangling off my neck and the whole elasticity experiment was beginning to feel a little stupid and tight.
From "Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet" by Joanne Proulx
Vocabulary lists containing elasticity
Force and Motion (Mechanics) - Middle School
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Force and Motion (Mechanics) - Introductory
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Engineering - Introductory
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