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austerity

[aw-ster-i-tee] / ɔˈstɛr ɪ ti /




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The question is whether patriotic austerity can substitute for the harsher arithmetic of markets.

From BBC • May 14, 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

Unlike France and Italy, it has the option of using its interest rate and exchange rate policy to boost demand as an offset to fiscal austerity.

From Barron's • Apr. 28, 2026

What bankers appear to be calling for is not stimulus or austerity but balance.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 8, 2026

He had a calling for both sacrifice and austerity.

From "The House of the Spirits: A Novel" by Isabel Allende




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