stimulus

Example Sentences

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In 2022, household consumption was lifted by multiple tailwinds, including job growth coming out of the Covid-19 pandemic, vestiges of government stimulus in response to the pandemic-related downturn, and strong household balance sheets.

From Barron's • Apr. 2, 2026

The central bank’s finances are recovering after an unprecedented run of losses tied to its pandemic-era stimulus and subsequent inflation fight.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 26, 2026

Sentiment had been improving in recent months, helped by improving domestic demand and particularly by expectations that fiscal stimulus planned by Germany’s government would boost the country’s manufacturing sector.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 25, 2026

But even a small pullback in Gulf spending, reoriented from U.S. businesses—like Oracle and Paramount—toward the domestic buildup of defense capacity and economic stimulus, would leave the Ellisons without billions of dollars in needed funds.

From Slate • Mar. 20, 2026

With all visual stimulus removed, the blackness feels larger than my head, as though my cranial cavity has turned inside out.

From "Water for Elephants" by Sara Gruen