demand feeding

British

noun

the practice of feeding a baby whenever it seems to be hungry, rather than at set intervals

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"Hiring remained disappointingly subdued, suggesting firms are reluctant to expand capacity until they see firm evidence of stronger demand feeding through to their businesses," said Chris Williamson, chief economist at Markit.

From Reuters

There are the unreasonable expectations to live up to, the twisted and assaulted version of the artistic self to contend with, the hungry mouths that demand feeding.

From New York Times

Explain that we're stuck in a vicious cycle of weak demand feeding into weak job growth feeding back into weak demand.

From Salon

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