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The problem here is that incredible bills were racked up, so much so that many of those companies have now begun to ration the use of these models.

From BBC ● Jul. 21, 2026

Now corporate leaders are scrambling to bring down expenses by finding ways to ration AI use in their organizations, steer workers toward cheaper, homegrown tools and help them hone their skills to improve returns.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 29, 2026

The shortfall is forcing countries in Asia to ration cooking fuel and airlines in Europe to cancel flights because of a jet fuel shortage.

From Barron's ● May 5, 2026

The Atlantic Council has urged nations to ration scarce oil supplies to better manage an extended Strait of Hormuz closure.

From MarketWatch ● Apr. 30, 2026

“My dad will ration the water,” I say, looking around to make sure he’s not around.

From "Dry" by Neal Shusterman and Jarrod Shusterman

The Guatemalan government, for example, says it has 1.1 million rations ready to distribute in the face of a food security emergency.

From Barron's ● Jun. 11, 2026

Detainees also say food rations were reduced, forcing them to buy costly items at the commissary.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 11, 2026

After being a Tab obsessive for years before its discontinuation, Ward now carefully rations Coke Zero to avoid drinking three a day.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 20, 2026

Pensioners and families living on fixed incomes are hit the hardest, forced to stretch rations, skip meals or rely on remittances from relatives abroad — if they are lucky enough to have them.

From Salon ● Apr. 11, 2026

Here it is better to have a few people to stick up for you and make sure you get your food rations.

From "Blood on the River" by Elisa Carbone

The fact that marginal cost pricing would lead to reselling, creating windfall profits for anyone lucky enough to get a rationed ticket, does not alter the principle.

From Salon ● Jun. 14, 2026

In 2025 New York City’s summer-jobs program—the nation’s largest—drew roughly 200,000 applications for about 100,000 slots, and rationed them by lottery.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 9, 2026

Petrol and diesel are being rationed, and prices, already significantly higher than in neighbouring Thailand, have risen sharply.

From BBC ● Apr. 2, 2026

Bangladesh has rationed fuel and deployed the military to ward off unrest.

From Barron's ● Mar. 14, 2026

Meat and cheese are scarce, they are rationed.

From "Cat's Eye" by Margaret Atwood

Seven regions usually served by the reservoir have been affected, with 180,000 properties subject to rationing, the government said.

From BBC ● Aug. 9, 2026

But he found himself rationing the meal swipes, starting the semester conservatively and ending with extras, which he used by inviting his friends to come with him.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 9, 2026

The rationing is expected to last for the rest of the month, according to the island’s Aqueduct and Sewer Authority.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 7, 2026

The water rationing is expected to last for the rest of August, according to Puerto Rico’s Aqueduct and Sewer Authority.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 7, 2026

After the gasoline rationing and the public transport strike, she had unearthed this childhood toy from the basement as her only means of getting around.

From "The House of the Spirits: A Novel" by Isabel Allende