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Which U.S. president first presented to Congress what became known as the Consumer Bill of Rights?

consumer

[kuhn-soo-mer] / kənˈsu mər /
NOUN
person who buys merchandise, services
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Soon after the Senate committee vote was scrapped, Armstrong was on TV, accusing banks of giving away consumer deposits without their consent—a reference to their long-established lending practices.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 20, 2026

The agency says tighter controls imposed by China and the Taliban's ban on poppy cultivation in Afghanistan have pushed production closer to consumer markets.

From BBC Sep. 19, 2026

The U.S. economy is also growing fast enough, he said, to drive up inflation through the normal demand channels: consumer spending and business investment, especially the boom in artificial intelligence.

From MarketWatch Sep. 19, 2026

“Karandeep brings a rare mix of experience across infrastructure, consumer technology and AI,” D’Amaro said in a statement.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 18, 2026

Radioactivity wasn’t banned in consumer products until 1938.

From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson

The deals between labels and AI music platforms — on which consumers can create full songs from text prompts — share a basic promise.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 21, 2026

A major risk now is that diesel prices stay high — and continue to put upward pressure on inflation — because companies are going to continue to pass that cost along to consumers, Stovall said.

From MarketWatch Sep. 20, 2026

The industry will also have to win back consumers.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 19, 2026

There was also another complication for consumers expecting professionally carved chocolate: Packaging included in the court’s opinion labels the jack-o’-lantern image a “DECORATING SUGGESTION.”

From Salon Sep. 19, 2026

Others deal with “inbound” calls—everything from tracing lost luggage for U.S. and European airline passengers to solving computer problems for confused American consumers.

From "The World Is Flat" by Thomas L. Friedman




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