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austerity

[aw-ster-i-tee] / ɔˈstɛr ɪ ti /




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The government has started austerity programs to reduce energy use and rushed out subsidies to cushion the impact, straining its fiscal health.

From Barron's • May 30, 2026

The austerity measures, cutting both square footage and head count, are helping.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has also urged voluntary austerity measures to rein in dollar-guzzling imports, including cutting down on gold buying and foreign travel for a year.

From Barron's • May 17, 2026

The question is whether patriotic austerity can substitute for the harsher arithmetic of markets.

From BBC • May 14, 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




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