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furlough

[fur-loh] / ˈfɜr loʊ /


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Unified’s already adopted plan calls for more than 6,000 job reductions, slashing up to $500 million per year in extra services for schools with the greatest needs and seven unpaid furlough days for each worker.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 17, 2026

There was major spending during the Covid pandemic for things like the furlough scheme which were announced outside of a Budget.

From BBC Jul. 1, 2026

Companies that halt or reduce operations because of dangerous heat waves can now access state-backed furlough support.

From BBC Jun. 23, 2026

“This could result in the use of the Reserve Fund and in future fiscal years, more furlough days and the risk of more layoffs.”

From Los Angeles Times May 1, 2026

I was practically a child at the time, but I remember when he used to come home on furlough and all, all he did was lie on his bed, practically.

From "The Catcher in the Rye" by J. D. Salinger

In addition to thousands of layoffs, school employees would face seven days of unpaid furloughs and have to begin contributing to their monthly health insurance premiums.

From Los Angeles Times May 22, 2026

Further strains resulting from furloughs would compound the issues, he said.

From MarketWatch Jan. 30, 2026

Energy Secretary Chris Wright is expected to discuss the furloughs and shutdown during a news conference in Nevada on Monday.

From BBC Oct. 20, 2025

The newspaper reported that staff at the agency had been told that furloughs could begin as soon as Friday.

From Barron's Oct. 17, 2025

Cold weather had now commenced and rainy days were frequent; furloughs were granted the men from ten to twenty days, large numbers visiting their homes.

From Campaign of the Fourteenth Regiment New Jersey Volunteers by Terrill, J. Newton

When the Covid pandemic emptied hotels in 2020, the properties furloughed 90% of their workers.

From Barron's Apr. 9, 2026

The company furloughed the majority of its employees, shuttered its operations and filed for bankruptcy the following month, according to the indictment.

From Los Angeles Times Mar. 1, 2026

In August, Spirit filed for bankruptcy protection and has slashed routes, relinquished gates to legacy airlines, and furloughed more than 2,000 pilots and flight attendants.

From The Wall Street Journal Jan. 5, 2026

Jerry furloughed all his employees and shut down for three months, until the theater was allowed to reopen with strict social distancing rules in place.

From Salon Dec. 18, 2025

All the men furloughed during the winter and spring had promptly reported, and it was increased by more than two hundred exchanged men.

From History of Morgan's Cavalry by Duke, Basil Wilson

Even if there is a shutdown, Marcus expects that most tax-return processing will continue and that the IRS will avoid furloughing workers.

From MarketWatch Jan. 26, 2026

SSA initially kept only 4,780 employees to ensure benefit payments, furloughing 61,415 workers.

From The Wall Street Journal Oct. 15, 2025

“The minute you tell them, ‘no money,’ even if it’s for a few days or a few weeks, they probably need to think about closing their doors temporarily and furloughing employees.”

From Los Angeles Times Feb. 7, 2025

Virgin Orbit, roughly 75%-owned by Virgin Group, scrambled to find new funding after the January rocket failure, halting operations and furloughing nearly all its employees on March 15 to conserve cash.

From Reuters Apr. 4, 2023

General Echols then issued an order furloughing the infantry soldiers for sixty days.

From History of Morgan's Cavalry by Duke, Basil Wilson




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