furlough
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Furlough rates have ranged from about 15% to 40%.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 15, 2025
Furlough gave would-be entrepreneurs a chance to explore ideas and lockdown conditions proved fertile ground for online retailers, says Emma Jones, founder of Enterprise Nation, a network that supports small businesses.
From BBC • Aug. 7, 2022
Furlough, the government's main coronavirus job support scheme, finished at the end of September.
From BBC • Nov. 16, 2021
Furlough, or the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme as it is formally known, starts to wind down from today - with employers now having to contribute.
From BBC • Jul. 1, 2021
And then, reader, he followed Furlough over the book and down the chair leg and across the library floor to the waiting Mouse Council.
From "The Tale of Despereaux: Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup and a Spool of Thread" by Kate DiCamillo
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