moratorium

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However, the state did adopt a moratorium on issuing new hospice licenses, which came after a Los Angeles Times investigation and a state audit.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 2, 2026

From 1998 onwards, the temporary moratorium on customs duties on electronic transmissions has been renewed at successive WTO ministerial conferences.

From Barron's • Mar. 27, 2026

Almost immediately, the council passed a one-year moratorium to stop it, which was subsequently vetoed by the mayor.

From Slate • Mar. 25, 2026

The long tenure of the share moratorium and service agreement tied to one of the deals could help Q&M to scale up a new franchise and platform, the head of research adds.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 25, 2026

On the basis of these promises, the Reverend Fred Shuttlesworth and the leaders of the Alabama Christian Movement for Human Rights agreed to a moratorium on all demonstrations.

From "While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement" by Carolyn Maull McKinstry