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Really, the constraint on Chinese growth is chronic malinvestment of the country’s savings, which are diverted toward export-manufacturing industries and low-productivity state-owned enterprises rather than toward investment in domestic services and the like.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 4, 2026

Typically, spending on expensive durable goods — new cars, appliances, laptops and the like — declines when households feel financial stress.

From MarketWatch • May 28, 2026

Just all the like the basic building blocks of acting and then you can get out of your own head and let the choices happen.

From Los Angeles Times • May 28, 2026

And that concerns me going into this summer, when we could see big storms and wildfires and the like.

From Slate • May 21, 2026

"There's folks gathering in the square, Y'Grace, asking to take refuge in the castle. Not a mob, rich merchants and the like."

From "A Clash of Kings" by George R.R. Martin