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moratorium

[mawr-uh-tawr-ee-uhm, -tohr-, mor-] / ˌmɔr əˈtɔr i əm, -ˈtoʊr-, ˌmɒr- /


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Reading about the city’s upcoming moratorium on delivery robots, I literally cheered.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 14, 2026

Concerns about energy demand are real, but a moratorium doesn’t solve them.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 13, 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

A moratorium would send the wrong signal at the wrong time.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 9, 2026

But it also set a chronological limit to this moratorium.

From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis




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