inelastic

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Demand for diesel, which powers most trucks, trains and industrial equipment, is more inelastic, but the U.S. government’s Energy Information Administration has reported slight declines.

From MarketWatch • May 5, 2026

But as Te Haumihiata Mason, a translator working in Māori, points out to Mr. Hahn, in New Zealand few plants bud in May, so an inelastic approach here risks puzzling the audience.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 22, 2026

I’m also positive on Vital Farms, the market leader in pasture-raised eggs—an inelastic product at grocery stores.

From Barron's • Oct. 16, 2025

In fact, our working paper suggests that prison demand is not only inelastic but drives incarceration, not the other way around.

From Slate • Jul. 30, 2024

But the loss of energy caused by the first breaking through of the dielectric—which in the above example corresponds to the violent knock of the bottom against the inelastic stop—would be more important to overcome.

From The inventions, researches and writings of Nikola Tesla With special reference to his work in polyphase currents and high potential lighting by Martin, Thomas Commerford