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austerity

[aw-ster-i-tee] / ɔˈstɛr ɪ ti /




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The austerity measures, cutting both square footage and head count, are helping.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026

Local 99 leader Arias dismissed the necessity of the three-year austerity plan.

From Los Angeles Times • May 22, 2026

But economists argue the rupee's troubles predate the war and cannot be solved through austerity alone.

From BBC • May 14, 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

The conspicuous austerity of the announcement was matched by its calculated simplicity.

From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis




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