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austerity

[aw-ster-i-tee] / ɔˈstɛr ɪ ti /




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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

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

As the Joseon dynasty government intensified its commitment to Confucian values in the 15th century, the court increasingly ordered unadorned wares to demonstrate austerity.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 6, 2026

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

From the austerity and tranquility of her medieval world, the penetrating gaze of this legendary Sybil of a holy nun would exorcise the horrors which materialize before our eves in the name of television.

From "A Confederacy of Dunces" by John Kennedy Toole




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