disposable
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"When disposable income falls, our businesses suffer. And right now, people have a lot less disposable income."
From BBC • May 1, 2026
Real disposable income fell 0.1%—the second straight month of declines, according to data released by the Bureau of Economic Analysis on Thursday.
From Barron's • Apr. 30, 2026
“The consumer is still a little bit muted,” said Andre Schulten, P&G’s chief financial officer, although larger tax refunds were a “bright spot” for Americans that boosted disposable income.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 30, 2026
The advertising-driven systemization of narrowcasting succeeded on the basis of exclusion, and the advertisers pursuing the disposable income of The Youth were not about to let TV networks give them something everyone could enjoy.
From Salon • Apr. 25, 2026
I don’t talk about who won on the weekend, the state of the roads, or any disposable conversational crap that fills the void inside a taxicab.
From "I Am the Messenger" by Markus Zusak
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