austerity
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"You really get that turning off of the tap of regeneration activity ... and austerity hit cities like Manchester particularly hard," she said.
From Barron's ● Oct. 9, 2026
Over the next six years, Greece negotiated three bailout loans with the so-called troika—the European Commission, the European Central Bank and the International Monetary Fund—in return for spending cuts and austerity measures.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 27, 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
If we want to maintain that invisible infrastructure that is the foundation of a modern industrial society, we can’t just do austerity now.
From Salon ● Jun. 22, 2026
“For those of us who take our vow of austerity seriously, conclave is the only time we allow ourselves the luxury of fine food and drink. It reminds us that we’re human.”
From "Scythe" by Neal Shusterman
“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
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
While builders on the Eastern Seaboard assembled cookie-cutter colonials by the thousands, Tucson developers instead adapted the austerities of International Style Modernism to their city’s magnificent though challenging terrain.
From New York Times ● Jun. 12, 2015
Here his austerities gained him the veneration of the people, which he turned with disastrous effect upon the clergy.
From A History of The Inquisition of The Middle Ages; volume I by Henry Charles Lea
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