rationing
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Demand destruction — whether through conservation or rationing — is “better than nothing, but not very much” to offset those inventory declines.
From MarketWatch • May 13, 2026
The resulting juxtaposition offers a stark symbol of the economic fallout from the Iran war: Sailors are stuck on ships loaded with tens of millions of dollars worth of fertilizer, yet are left rationing food.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 9, 2026
President Richard Nixon went on prime-time TV on Nov. 7, 1973, warning of sacrifices like colder homes and offices, less air travel, and even gasoline rationing.
From Barron's • May 7, 2026
Oil prices more than doubled, there was fuel rationing, and the significant knock-on effects were compounded by a second oil shock in 1979 with the Iranian Revolution.
From BBC • Apr. 29, 2026
“We’re supposed to be turning pots and pans into Spitfires, removing distributors, rationing tea. What use are precautions if no one will mind them?”
From "The Bletchley Riddle" by Ruta Sepetys and Steve Sheinkin
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