theory
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It is an extension of the so-called "lipstick effect" economic theory that was popularised in the early 2000s, whereby people who couldn't afford to buy something really expensive would buy a little luxury item instead.
From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026
The base fee also protects the customer, in theory, from being overcharged.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 10, 2026
Of Filmer’s theory of “patriarchal monarchy,” Locke opined that “there was never so much glib nonsense put together in well-sounding English.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026
“I had to ask ChatGPT to explain block theory to me,” he says.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026
I held up my finger, ready to poke holes in her theory.
From "Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence" by Sonja Thomas
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