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austerity

[aw-ster-i-tee] / ɔˈstɛr ɪ ti /




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So Takaichi is unlikely to support any kind of austerity to shore up the yen.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 4, 2026

In the context of the dire austerity we are witnessing, the juggernaut of tech money seems impossible to resist.

From Salon Jul. 28, 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

Wakefield said too many services for young people had been "cut, cut, cut, cut over years of austerity", and that there needed to be "more youth clubs, more opportunities for sports, more opportunities for creativity".

From BBC Jun. 8, 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

To compensate for these austerities, students and their families have taken on more debt, and public institutions have had to entice more out-of-state and international students able to pay full fare.

From New York Times Mar. 9, 2018

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

The old Jews, to whose knowledge these austerities came, held me for a saint; and the modern Jews said to me: 'Don't be a fool.'

From Some Jewish Witnesses For Christ by B.D.




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