moratorium
Example Sentences
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In his first term, he ended a 20-year moratorium on executions committed by the federal government.
From BBC • Apr. 24, 2026
"A moratorium is appropriate given the impacts of massive data centers in other states on the environment and on electricity rates," Mills said in a statement announcing the veto.
From Barron's • Apr. 24, 2026
In the coming weeks, Maine could become the first state to enact a moratorium on construction of these massive facilities -- which house millions of processors that form the backbone of the internet and AI.
From Barron's • Apr. 10, 2026
California’s next governor would have the power to end Newsom’s moratorium on the death penalty, appoint state judges and grant state pardons.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 9, 2026
His idea was to offer the Russians a two-year moratorium on nuclear testing, with compliance to be verified by eight to twelve monitoring stations on each country’s territory.
From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik
Vocabulary lists containing moratorium
"Letter from Birmingham Jail" by Martin Luther King, Jr. (1963)
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"Letter from Birmingham Jail" by Martin Luther King, Jr.
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