austerity

They could include reforming the tax system and public spending, or austerity.

From BBC ● Aug. 20, 2026

So Takaichi is unlikely to support any kind of austerity to shore up the yen.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 4, 2026

German carmakers are battling fierce Chinese competition, US tariffs and weak demand in key markets, with a string of job cuts and other austerity measures announced in recent times.

From Barron's ● Jul. 3, 2026

Our instinctive response to every bubble, at least for the last 25 years, has been austerity.

From Salon ● Jun. 22, 2026

McCandless was stirred by the austerity of this landscape, by its saline beauty.

From "Into the Wild" by Jon Krakauer

“These powers were allegedly acquired by Buddhist priests who performed austerities in the mountains such as ablutions under freezing waterfalls, meditation in caves, and severe dietary restrictions during extended periods of seclusion.”

From National Geographic ● Jan. 19, 2024

Guru Nanak, founder of the Sikh faith, regarded fasting as inferior to the “truth” or “right action,” which he said was superior to fasting, penance or other austerities.

From Seattle Times ● Mar. 23, 2023

To compensate for these austerities, students and their families have taken on more debt, and public institutions have had to entice more out-of-state and international students able to pay full fare.

From New York Times ● Mar. 9, 2018

I could not possibly improve on the sentiment, but I don't think it ought to depend on the current austerities.

From Slate ● Dec. 25, 2017

Adham. supply abundant details concerning the manner of life of these Muḥammadan Saints, and faithfully record their austerities, visions, miracles, and sayings.

From A Literary History of the Arabs by Reynold Nicholson