discretionary
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Higher oil prices are soaking up more of their discretionary funds.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 17, 2026
A special-needs trust is also a specialized, discretionary trust, but one that is designed to provide for a beneficiary with a disability without disqualifying them from government benefits like Medicaid or Social Security Disability Insurance.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 16, 2026
“We’ve looked at it through every angle: early roll rates, delinquency rates, cash buffer, spend, discretionary spend, non-discretionary spend,” said Jeremy Barnum, JPMorgan’s finance chief, on a call with analysts to discuss earnings.
From Barron's • Apr. 15, 2026
Stocks of a number of consumer discretionary sector companies were falling amid worries that rising gasoline prices as a result of the latest escalation in the Middle East conflict would hurt consumer sentiment and spending.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 13, 2026
Spoade was the world’s champion sitter-around, no holds barred and gouging discretionary.
From "The Sound and the Fury" by William Faulkner
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