consumption
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“Asia continues to stand out as one of the more compelling long-term opportunities, driven by corporate reform, intra-Asia trade, AI infrastructure, and consumption upgrades,” it says.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026
Mayor of Boston, Michelle Wu, said her office was working on opening a "consumption area" for supporters.
From BBC • Jun. 11, 2026
The strength of both the May CPI and PPI reports signals that the Fed’s benchmark inflation gauge, the personal consumption expenditures price index, will deliver another firm print.
From Barron's • Jun. 11, 2026
Named after 19th-century economist William Stanley Jevons, the paradox states that increased efficiency leading to falling costs can actually increase consumption.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026
What was on view for general consumption was Desdemona’s face: her large, sorrowful eyes, her pale, candlelit com-plexion.
From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides
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