moratorium
Example Sentences
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Clark warned that scammers, despite a California moratorium on licenses, have continued to thrive.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 21, 2026
The defendants were able to get around the state’s moratorium by purchasing hospices that had existing licenses, authorities alleged.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 17, 2026
A moratorium risks turning that opportunity into a missed moment.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 13, 2026
Concerns about energy demand are real, but a moratorium doesn’t solve them.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 13, 2026
Livermore continued to work on Polaris during the moratorium, then followed with the next-generation submarine-launched nuclear missile, Poseidon.
From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik
Vocabulary lists containing moratorium
"Letter from Birmingham Jail" by Martin Luther King, Jr. (1963)
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