law of diminishing returns
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Attempts to simply talk up the yen were running up against the law of diminishing returns.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 11, 2026
"There's the law of diminishing returns," Shea said.
From Barron's ● Jul. 6, 2026
This well-known phenomenon is referred to as the "law of diminishing returns."
From Science Daily ● Nov. 11, 2025
"My thought on going after knives themselves is that it is a law of diminishing returns," Mr Garratt added.
From BBC ● Sep. 29, 2024
So far the explanation covers the “extractive industries” only, or those industries affected by the law of diminishing returns when a larger quantity is demanded.
From Principles Of Political Economy Abridged with Critical, Bibliographical, and Explanatory Notes, and a Sketch of the History of Political Economy by John Stuart Mill
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