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stimulus

[stim-yuh-luhs] / ˈstɪm jə ləs /


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Business boomed from 2021 to 2023, thanks to ultralow interest rates and massive government stimulus to companies and households.

From MarketWatch • Jul. 11, 2026

That robustness in exports suggests Beijing is unlikely to roll out stimulus soon, analysts say.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 16, 2026

Suzuki exudes the fragility and buoyancy of adolescence, playing Fuki as someone constantly imbibing the world, rarely revealing what she’s doing with that stimulus.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 5, 2026

Instead of attacking the reflected image, the octopuses needed to figure out where the stimulus was actually located and move toward it.

From Science Daily • Jun. 5, 2026

He seemed to have lost the power of intellectual effort, now that the stimulus of pain had been removed.

From "1984" by George Orwell




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