rationing
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Asian countries are rationing fuel, governments are emptying their crude-oil stockpiles, airlines are canceling thousands of flights, and Middle East alliances are fracturing.
From Barron's • May 15, 2026
Fuel rationing has led to public-transport cuts and school closures.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 14, 2026
Demand destruction — whether through conservation or rationing — is “better than nothing, but not very much” to offset those inventory declines.
From MarketWatch • May 13, 2026
The resulting juxtaposition offers a stark symbol of the economic fallout from the Iran war: Sailors are stuck on ships loaded with tens of millions of dollars worth of fertilizer, yet are left rationing food.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 9, 2026
Instead of the careful, responsible rationing she usually does, Mama is making breakfast like there is no war, like everything is normal.
From "Girl in the Blue Coat" by Monica Hesse
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