as in customer
a person who buys goods and services
Most consumers are comfortable making purchases on the Internet.
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Recent Examples of consumer
As regulatory frameworks and standards evolve, staying ahead of compliance requirements while meeting growing consumer awareness will position forward-thinking companies for success in this market.
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Sissi Liu, Forbes.com, 23 Apr. 2025
Antitrust lawyers must prove that allegedly monopolistic practices cause consumer harm.
—Kyle Chayka, New Yorker, 23 Apr. 2025
Dot Dot Dot, being the first target for Dogma’s acquisition ambition, aims to bring excitement to trend forecasting and consumer insights.
—Tianwei Zhang, Footwear News, 23 Apr. 2025
While there have been delays on some tariffs hitting areas like consumer technology and cars, and tariffs for several countries have pauses until July, tariffs for China have already kicked in at up to 145 percent.
—Nena Farrell, Wired News, 23 Apr. 2025
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Sissi Liu, Forbes.com, 23 Apr. 2025
Antitrust lawyers must prove that allegedly monopolistic practices cause consumer harm.
—Kyle Chayka, New Yorker, 23 Apr. 2025
Dot Dot Dot, being the first target for Dogma’s acquisition ambition, aims to bring excitement to trend forecasting and consumer insights.
—Tianwei Zhang, Footwear News, 23 Apr. 2025
While there have been delays on some tariffs hitting areas like consumer technology and cars, and tariffs for several countries have pauses until July, tariffs for China have already kicked in at up to 145 percent.
—Nena Farrell, Wired News, 23 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for consumer
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And Sarah wouldn't waste time finding new customers—Tom would send them to her.—
B.D. Dalton,
Forbes.com,
23 Apr. 2025
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Xfinity Mobile has launched a new Premium Unlimited plan, bringing gigabit speeds and features for customers, including in Connecticut, according to the company.—
Staff report,
Hartford Courant,
23 Apr. 2025
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Open for just 24 hours, starting April 24, the project is meant to humanize the harms of social media use among young children and call for governments and private companies to act urgently to protect online spaces for young users.—
Anna Kaufman,
USA Today,
25 Apr. 2025
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After initially making the AI tool free for all users, OpenAI had to pause it for free users due to high demand.—
Jibin Joseph,
PC Magazine,
24 Apr. 2025
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Require carmakers to sell more electric cars and the buyers will come.—
Neil Winton,
Forbes.com,
26 Apr. 2025
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In September 2022, Aguirre sold 10 pills that contained fentanyl to an unnamed buyer and two of their friends, according to his plea agreement.—
Andrea Klick,
Oc Register,
25 Apr. 2025
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The acute need for companies with this level of in-depth warmth and empathy for their clients drives ITS to expand its horizon.—
William Mullane,
USA Today,
19 Apr. 2025
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However, the company faces potential headwinds from the trade policy of U.S. President Donald Trump, who has placed broad trade tariffs on Taiwan and stricter export controls on TSMC clients Nvidia and AMD.—
Dylan Butts,
CNBC,
17 Apr. 2025
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“Consumer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/consumer. Accessed 2 May. 2025.
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