disposable goods
Britishplural noun
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"From daily disposable goods to household appliances, the wave of price hikes is spreading to non-food items as well," Shinkin Central Bank economists wrote in a note.
From Reuters
But many ultra-Orthodox Jews saw the extra cost as an assault on a way of life that relies on the convenience of disposable goods to ease the challenges of managing their large families.
From Seattle Times
As a recent piece in The Atlantic explores, the ubiquity of plastics has more to do with the petrochemical industry's need to sell its byproducts than any inherent need we have for disposable goods.
From Salon
Most of the people in the original audience for "Casablanca" still understood movies as marketable commodities, disposable goods.
From Salon
Its aim is to prolong the life of its products and dispel the idea that it makes disposable goods.
From BBC
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