diminishing returns
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The diminishing returns of instant gratification might explain why catalogs are nearly always, according to trade publications and business journals, on the verge of a renaissance.
From Salon ● Jul. 18, 2026
Wall Street is still bullish on stocks over the second half of the year but sees diminishing returns over the next six months as many of these issues play out.
From Barron's ● Jun. 30, 2026
They also used the shortest path in a non-Riemannian space to account for diminishing returns in color perception, another effect that had not been fully captured by the older approach.
From Science Daily ● Jun. 7, 2026
But keep in mind that there does come a point of diminishing returns.
From MarketWatch ● May 15, 2026
Land is subject to what is called the law of diminishing returns.
From Essentials of Economic Theory As Applied to Modern Problems of Industry and Public Policy by Clark, John Bates
