austerity

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Hopes that China’s thirst for foreign reds would return were dashed in May, when, as part of a continuing austerity drive, Beijing explicitly banned the consumption of alcohol at Chinese government and Communist Party events.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 24, 2026

Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Monday announced an austerity plan designed to save fuel, including slashing the working week for government employees to four days and shutting schools.

From Barron's • Mar. 11, 2026

He has implemented major austerity measures — including more than 1,000 layoffs last year — to shore up a gaping budget deficit.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 4, 2026

There were protests as the government introduced austerity measures to try to balance the books.

From BBC • Jan. 29, 2026

From the austerity and tranquility of her medieval world, the penetrating gaze of this legendary Sybil of a holy nun would exorcise the horrors which materialize before our eves in the name of television.

From "A Confederacy of Dunces" by John Kennedy Toole