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furlough

[fur-loh] / ˈfɜr loʊ /


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The district plan also contains elements that have to be negotiated with employees, such as unpaid furlough days.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 11, 2026

Without furlough days, “how would we offset that? What other reduction would we make?”

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 11, 2026

The horses get five weeks of furlough every year, 24/7 attention at the stables, regular veterinary care and a day off whenever temperatures exceed 90 degrees.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 3, 2026

He guided the company through the pandemic and made a then-prescient call to not furlough employees during the earliest days of Covid, helping restaurants to recover more quickly.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 28, 2026

He was headed back to Puerto Plata after a three-night furlough to meet his newborn son in Tamboril.

From "In the Time of the Butterflies" by Julia Alvarez

The Office for Civil Rights and Civil Liberties, which investigates allegations of abuse or misconduct by immigration agents, typically furloughs most of its staff.

From The Wall Street Journal Feb. 12, 2026

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

From MarketWatch Jan. 30, 2026

Some park employees said the furloughs have compounded stressors from firings, retirements and buyouts over the last year or so.

From Los Angeles Times Nov. 12, 2025

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

Four or five of our party had just returned from Edinburgh, where they had spent their furloughs.

From Trenching at Gallipoli The personal narrative of a Newfoundlander with the ill-fated Dardanelles expedition by John Gallishaw

Thousands of federal DHS employees have been furloughed, while others have been asked to keep working without pay until Congress passes a budget.

From Barron's Mar. 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

The 44-year-old had been unable to find other work after getting furloughed and her husband, also a government contractor, was hunting for a second job to pay the bills.

From The Wall Street Journal Jan. 6, 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 Basil Wilson Duke

The Caribbean island’s Communist authorities are rationing dwindling fuel supplies, curtailing public transportation and furloughing workers.

From The Wall Street Journal Feb. 10, 2026

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

“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

Stellantis on Wednesday joined GM and Ford in furloughing some employees at other factories because of the ripple effects of the strikes, including parts shortages, storage constraints and other issues.

From Reuters Sep. 21, 2023

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

From History of Morgan's Cavalry by Basil Wilson Duke




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