disposable
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Within Northern Ireland the largest average disposable income per head is in Lisburn and Castlereagh at £24,515.
From BBC ● Aug. 21, 2026
For Lowe’s, which reported sluggish growth, the middle-income homeowners to which the company caters “have a strong personal balance sheet. They got real disposable income growth,” Chief Executive Marvin Ellison said on an earnings call.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 20, 2026
Garcia-Herrero said there are "so many reasons" for a lack of demand in the housing sector, including stagnant disposable income for households and a shrinking population.
From Barron's ● Aug. 20, 2026
Because they were intended to be seasonal and disposable, "very few have survived, especially in such good condition", he added.
From BBC ● Aug. 20, 2026
Ashoke goes out to the corner store, and a box of disposable diapers replaces the framed black-and-white pictures of Ashima’s family on the dressing table.
From "The Namesake" by Jhumpa Lahiri
The government has also previously said banning disposables would "reduce the appeal of vapes to children and keep them out of the hands of vulnerable young people".
From BBC ● May 30, 2025
His philosophy is to use features like color, weight, and shape to communicate containers’ reusability, making it less plausible that people will confuse them for disposables.
From Salon ● May 2, 2024
Greenpeace campaigner Leanne Tam hopes that the new law will discourage the throwaway culture and promote reusables, instead of “greener” disposables.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 22, 2024
Over half of the charities Newsbeat spoke to suggested they'd like to hand out more reusable products but a number indicated that disposables, such as tampons and pads were still preferred by women.
From BBC ● Mar. 15, 2024
Today's cameras-from the disposables to the fully automated-encapsulate everything we have to know to operate them.
From The Civilization of Illiteracy by Mihai Nadin
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