furlough
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Furlough rates have ranged from about 15% to 40%.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 15, 2025
Furlough gave would-be entrepreneurs a chance to explore ideas and lockdown conditions proved fertile ground for online retailers, says Emma Jones, founder of Enterprise Nation, a network that supports small businesses.
From BBC • Aug. 7, 2022
Furlough and other UK-wide support was withdrawn as the pandemic eased.
From BBC • Dec. 16, 2021
Furlough - or the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme as it's officially known - was brought in by the government and has been praised for protecting millions of jobs.
From BBC • Sep. 30, 2021
“Look,” said a brother named Furlough, “his eyes are open. Pa, his eyes are open. They shouldn’t be open. ”
From "The Tale of Despereaux: Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup and a Spool of Thread" by Kate DiCamillo
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