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diminishing returns

[dih-min-ish-ing ri-turnz] / dɪˈmɪn ɪʃ ɪŋ rɪˈtɜrnz /
NOUN
increases not proportional to more investment
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Plus: Anthropic’s diminishing returns, energy inflation pass-throughs, and how AI could commodify work.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 10, 2026

Some of the ways that Tresnjak ups the ante on that daring have diminishing returns.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 16, 2026

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

It’s a case of diminishing returns: There are a lot of shows ending this month, but not much taking their place.

From MarketWatch ● Jun. 30, 2026

How far the operation of the law of diminishing returns will allow this tendency to proceed we cannot here discuss.

From The Evolution of Modern Capitalism A Study of Machine Production by J. A. (John Atkinson) Hobson


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