elasticity
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The beauty of a sheet pan dinner is its elasticity — it flexes up and down depending on what’s in your pantry and how much energy you have left at 6:42 p.m.
From Salon
What it comes down to, and both Brooks and Krugman were in agreement on this, is price elasticity.
From MarketWatch
"Then there is a sort of price elasticity tolerance that if you put it up too much, no-one's going to pay it," she says.
From BBC
In general, the increase in energy costs stemming from the war in the Middle East should temper demand in what economists call price elasticity.
From Barron's
SUVs’ higher ground clearance, taller roofline and commanding sightlines impose a higher center of gravity; longer suspension travel and greater elasticity; and heavier wheels and tires, making them drive like toddlers walk.
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