austerity
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The austerity measures, cutting both square footage and head count, are helping.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026
Modi declared a “Covid-type” emergency on May 10, unveiling a seven-point austerity plan that asked citizens to conserve fuel by driving less and conserve rupees by buying less gold.
From Barron's • May 21, 2026
Last year, the University of California and California State University put austerity measures in place after previous state budget and federal funding reductions.
From Los Angeles Times • May 14, 2026
Labour believed its local authorities were beginning to deliver positive change after the damage austerity caused in the region.
From BBC • May 9, 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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