stimulus
Example Sentences
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This idea of hedonic adaptation — how humans so quickly adapt to this new comfort, this new stimulus — it felt like an interesting thing.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 17, 2026
CEO Jamie Dimon said the results were fueled by continued economic growth and consumer spending, with increased government stimulus and deregulation, along with capital investments in artificial intelligence, providing the tailwind.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 14, 2026
If growth falls short, investors may expect more stimulus, they note.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 14, 2026
"In that case, Beijing will step up domestic stimulus to offset the external shock, so that they can still hit this year's growth target," they wrote.
From Barron's • Apr. 14, 2026
But I did hear the lispings, the whispers, the mutters which some day, under one stimulus or another, will surely grow into open revolt unless the conditions which produce Bigger Thomases are changed.
From "Native Son" by Richard Wright
Vocabulary lists containing stimulus
The Alchemist
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"The Yellow Wallpaper" by Charlotte Perkins Gilman
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