austerity
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Touring companies and venues have faced increased costs and decreased income, while existing challenges have been "accelerated and exacerbated by the pandemic and funding austerity", it said.
From BBC • Apr. 15, 2026
What bankers appear to be calling for is not stimulus or austerity but balance.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 8, 2026
Hopes that China’s thirst for foreign reds would return were dashed in May, when, as part of a continuing austerity drive, Beijing explicitly banned the consumption of alcohol at Chinese government and Communist Party events.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 24, 2026
Carvalho and district officials have acknowledged a multibillion-dollar reserve but have insisted that ongoing commitments and declining revenue are on track to exhaust those reserves in about three years, unless the district adopts austerity measures.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 18, 2026
The conspicuous austerity of the announcement was matched by its calculated simplicity.
From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis
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