rationing
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"I've been rationing it and using less than what's suggested," she admits.
From BBC ● Sep. 23, 2026
In the 1949 classic, a small group of Londoners discover treasure and declare independence making them exempt from post-war rationing and other bureaucratic restrictions.
From Barron's ● Sep. 16, 2026
Reports of food rationing, clogged toilets and mental-health challenges sparked intense criticism from Democratic lawmakers.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 5, 2026
This would include waiving of taxes on animal feed inputs, as well as "active retail price monitoring to deter opportunity price gouging and rationing".
From BBC ● Sep. 4, 2026
He poured himself a cup too, dropping in his usual five lumps of sugar as though rationing had never been invented.
From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom
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