furlough

Example Sentences

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The move comes six months after the Scottish government announced a £4m furlough scheme aimed at saving the company's operations in Scotland.

From BBC • Mar. 31, 2026

The Communist Caribbean island is in crisis as airlines cancel flights, hotels close and authorities furlough workers.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 16, 2026

Only a couple of years before that there was furlough – when the taxpayer paid more than 10 million people's wages during the pandemic.

From BBC • Mar. 14, 2026

Orange County Supervisor Don Wagner said he first heard about the educational furlough program when he learned Aguilar had cut off his ankle monitor and fled.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 13, 2026

He was headed back to Puerto Plata after a three-night furlough to meet his newborn son in Tamboril.

From "In the Time of the Butterflies" by Julia Alvarez