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austerity

[aw-ster-i-tee] / ɔˈstɛr ɪ ti /




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The latest move comes as authorities ramp up austerity measures to curb fuel consumption and conserve foreign exchange.

From Barron's • May 15, 2026

“The city would be forced to implement austerity measures far worse than seen during the Great Recession or the COVID-19 pandemic.”

From Los Angeles Times • May 13, 2026

Labour believed its local authorities were beginning to deliver positive change after the damage austerity caused in the region.

From BBC • May 9, 2026

The historic spending spree, economists hoped, could turbocharge productivity by upgrading the country’s railways, highways, communication networks, universities and a largely paper-based public administration—all in need of repair after decades of austerity.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 3, 2026

From the austerity and tranquility of her medieval world, the penetrating gaze of this legendary Sybil of a holy nun would exorcise the horrors which materialize before our eves in the name of television.

From "A Confederacy of Dunces" by John Kennedy Toole




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