austerity

They could include reforming the tax system and public spending, or austerity.

From BBC ● Aug. 20, 2026

Hichilema quickly implemented economic overhauls, including austerity measures, that helped pull the country out of default, winning credit from investors and economists.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 18, 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

Our instinctive response to every bubble, at least for the last 25 years, has been austerity.

From Salon ● Jun. 22, 2026

He had a calling for both sacrifice and austerity.

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

“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

Siddartha's austerities and mortifications of himself, in every conceivable way, were excessive during the next six years, and these have been represented as a combat with the Devil, whose kingdom he destroyed.

From Ancient Faiths And Modern A Dissertation upon Worships, Legends and Divinities by Thomas Inman