consumers

Example Sentences

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California taxes consumers 70 cents per gallon of gas, the highest state tax in the country.

From Los Angeles Times • May 22, 2026

Some big-box stores are making adjustments to account for budget-conscious consumers.

From MarketWatch • May 22, 2026

Higher interest rates make borrowing more expensive for everyday consumers, which helps cool down inflation by slowing spending.

From BBC • May 22, 2026

Meanwhile, American consumers are feeling the effects of high oil prices.

From Barron's • May 22, 2026

Plant domestication may be defined as growing a plant and thereby, consciously or unconsciously, causing it to change genetically from its wild ancestor in ways making it more useful to human consumers.

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