moratorium
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In May, CMS set a six-month national moratorium on hospice-provider enrollment in Medicare.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 5, 2026
Indonesia has some of the world's toughest anti-drug laws, including the death penalty for traffickers, but has maintained a moratorium on executions for several years.
From Barron's ● Jul. 31, 2026
Looming was a key Aug. 3 hearing for the judge to determine whether the moratorium should be extended.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 25, 2026
When the moratorium expires, the grid constraints will remain; only New York’s competitive position will have changed.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 19, 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
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Perhaps more concerning for the industry, though, a spread of moratoria could add a constraint to an already scarce market for data-center sites that have adequate access to power, water and other resources.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 21, 2026
Montebello, El Monte and Baldwin Park have all enacted temporary moratoria, and Alhambra recently banned data centers as part of a zoning code update.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 2, 2026
"Similar eviction moratoria after a climate-related disaster, potentially as part of federal recovery aid and efforts, could provide valuable protection to renters in affected communities," says He.
From Science Daily ● Dec. 14, 2023
In the past, arguments about the risk of executing the innocent and breakdowns in the death penalty system have led other states to impose moratoria on executions.
From Slate ● Oct. 12, 2023
Thirdly: The most botched subject can secure from his prince letters of respite or moratoria; but who shall give them to the prince, unless he does it to himself?
From The Invisible Lodge by Jean Paul
Among them are the US and China, which have both established voluntary moratoriums against explosive nuclear testing.
From BBC ● Jul. 15, 2026
Sen. Paul Bettencourt, a Houston Republican, sent a letter to Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton that same day asking him to “investigate” any counties seeking to implement moratoriums and “explore any necessary legal actions.”
From Salon ● Jun. 6, 2026
Some towns have imposed temporary moratoriums on data centers, but the projects could still go forward in the future.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 2, 2026
County staff said that eviction moratoriums typically result in some form of litigation.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 9, 2025
"All praise to the power of the war-time moratoriums," Farrel declared.
From The Pride of Palomar by Kyne, Peter B. (Peter Bernard)
Vocabulary lists containing moratorium
"Letter from Birmingham Jail" by Martin Luther King, Jr. (1963)
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