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ration

[rash-uhn, rey-shuhn] / ˈræʃ ən, ˈreɪ ʃən /




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Previously, Anthropic had to ration access at five-hour rate limits and peak-hour caps, to avoid overwhelming its servers.

From MarketWatch • May 6, 2026

To cope, he keeps the furnaces on but at lower temperatures and halts production for three to four days at a time to ration gas.

From BBC • Apr. 28, 2026

Several nations in Africa and Asia -- which were more dependent upon Middle East supplies -- have already had to ration fuel or electricity.

From Barron's • Apr. 28, 2026

On Tuesday, Germany’s Lufthansa said it would cancel some European routes and 20,000 short-haul flights scheduled until October in a bid to ration jet fuel.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 23, 2026

Bep and Miep went grocery shopping with our ration coupons, Father worked on our blackout screens, we scrubbed the kitchen floor, and were once again busy from sunup to sundown.

From "The Diary of a Young Girl" by Anne Frank




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