moratorium
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The defendants were able to get around the state’s moratorium by purchasing hospices that had existing licenses, authorities alleged.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 17, 2026
Reading about the city’s upcoming moratorium on delivery robots, I literally cheered.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 14, 2026
A moratorium would send the wrong signal at the wrong time.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 9, 2026
A moratorium signals uncertainty to companies deciding where to build, and in a fast-moving sector, even a temporary pause can redirect projects permanently.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 9, 2026
The rate of incarceration in 1972 was at a level so low that it no longer seems in the realm of possibility, but for moratorium supporters, that magnitude of imprisonment was egregiously high.
From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander
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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