austerity

Example Sentences

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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

Last year, the University of California and California State University put austerity measures in place after previous state budget and federal funding reductions.

From Los Angeles Times • 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

Touring companies and venues have faced increased costs and decreased income, while existing challenges have been "accelerated and exacerbated by the pandemic and funding austerity", it said.

From BBC • Apr. 15, 2026

And now she wept, after her long austerity, as though she would never be able to stop.

From "Go Tell It on the Mountain" by James Baldwin