moratorium
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Members of several social justice organizations spoke at a City Council meeting this week, demanding a moratorium on code enforcement operations and restitution for vendors whose property was seized.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 11, 2026
Maine recently passed a moratorium on data centers larger than 20 megawatts until November 2027, and electricity-supply issues are dominating conversations in Virginia—colloquially known as data-center alley.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 7, 2026
He proposed a six-month moratorium on new industrial development, including data center projects.
From Salon • Jun. 6, 2026
Several local organizations have called for a two-year moratorium on the use of AI in New York's public schools, which educate more than 900,000 students.
From Barron's • Jun. 5, 2026
The three-year test moratorium had been a difficult period for Livermore, now under the leadership of Edward Teller.
From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik
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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