stimulus

Example Sentences

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“Our economy has been fueled by large amounts of government deficit spending and past stimulus and that increased expenditure on infrastructure remains a growing need,” Dimon says.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 6, 2026

With pandemic-era stimulus initiatives long forgotten, home prices plateauing, and investor portfolios pointing down, consumer sentiment has little reason to improve.

From Barron's • Apr. 2, 2026

Interest-rate futures showed a nearly 80% chance that the Fed would cut rates twice by the end of the year, supporting stocks by offering hope for economic stimulus.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 29, 2026

But even a small pullback in Gulf spending, reoriented from U.S. businesses—like Oracle and Paramount—toward the domestic buildup of defense capacity and economic stimulus, would leave the Ellisons without billions of dollars in needed funds.

From Slate • Mar. 20, 2026

He flinches and grunts in reaction to some unseen stimulus.

From "Water for Elephants" by Sara Gruen