rationing
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The supply situation is manageable for now, but higher summer demand in July and August is likely to lead to rationing, says Baron Lamarre, former head of trading at Petronas.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 2, 2026
Demand destruction — whether through conservation or rationing — is “better than nothing, but not very much” to offset those inventory declines.
From MarketWatch • May 13, 2026
Doreen couldn’t wait for the end of rationing, especially for the day when nylon stockings would be available in England.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 7, 2026
People clearly aren’t yet rationing their fuel, or putting off that trip to the grocery store.
From Barron's • Apr. 30, 2026
You think I’m exaggerating, that I should qualify my statement: I waited yes, but I also took a job, read books, spent days in air-raid shelters, filled out rationing papers, wrote letters, stayed alive.
From "How I Live Now" by Meg Rosoff
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