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stimulus

[stim-yuh-luhs] / ˈstɪm jə ləs /


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It remains to be seen if Beijing will step up stimulus to shore up domestic growth in the near term, with policymakers instead focusing on executing existing policies.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 15, 2026

The three rounds of pandemic stimulus checks approved in 2020 and 2021 came to about $814 billion in total, according to federal oversight data.

From Barron's ● Sep. 10, 2026

That’s a hefty amount compared with the $1.8 trillion deficit the U.S. ran last year, which didn’t include any stimulus.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 10, 2026

The decline continued into the early 2020s because the stimulus checks and more generous unemployment insurance payments the government provided at the height of the COVID-19 pandemic helped keep millions of U.S. consumers afloat.

From Salon ● Aug. 29, 2026

He flinches and grunts in reaction to some unseen stimulus.

From "Water for Elephants" by Sara Gruen

Yet Schoenbrun’s observations are presented in the film as though they’re opaque, overloaded with smug surrealism and jam-packed with visual stimuli designed to wink and nudge at the otherwise obvious.

From Salon ● Aug. 26, 2026

They employ all manners of external stimuli and self-optimization techniques to approach even a fraction of what your heart is naturally capable of.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 23, 2026

The ultralow rates, along with other government stimuli and zero-commission trades, kindled a new generation’s interest in the markets.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 13, 2026

He adds: "In contrast, cold detection inside the body appears to depend on different sensory circuits and molecular receptors, reflecting its deeper physiological role in internal regulation and responses to environmental stimuli."

From Science Daily ● Dec. 18, 2025

Multi-part performance of any kind requires the child to focus intensely on their part, training the brain to produce one part while acknowledging additional auditory stimuli coming from the other parts.

From "Music and the Child" by Natalie Sarrazin




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