consumers

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She said this was a "world-first requirement," adding it would result in "fair treatment, greater transparency and meaningful choice for businesses and consumers".

From BBC • Jun. 3, 2026

Dollar General DG -0.61%decrease; red down pointing triangle logged higher profit and sales in its fiscal first quarter as it opened new stores and as consumers continued relying on the company for low-cost goods.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 2, 2026

Her remarks came as consumers remain sensitive to price increases, particularly for things like clothing.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 2, 2026

The higher inflation from the oil shock could be short-lived or consumers could pull back on spending, leading to a downturn in the labor market—an outcome that could warrant interest-rate cuts.

From Barron's • Jun. 2, 2026

But no one would seriously describe this evolutionary process as domestication, because birds and bats and other animal consumers don’t fulfill the other part of the definition: they don’t consciously grow plants.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond