austerity
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“The city would be forced to implement austerity measures far worse than seen during the Great Recession or the COVID-19 pandemic.”
From Los Angeles Times • May 13, 2026
Modi said the austerity measures, reminiscent of the Covid era, would reduce India's fuel use and help save foreign exchange.
From BBC • May 11, 2026
The historic spending spree, economists hoped, could turbocharge productivity by upgrading the country’s railways, highways, communication networks, universities and a largely paper-based public administration—all in need of repair after decades of austerity.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 3, 2026
Unlike France and Italy, it has the option of using its interest rate and exchange rate policy to boost demand as an offset to fiscal austerity.
From Barron's • Apr. 28, 2026
And now she wept, after her long austerity, as though she would never be able to stop.
From "Go Tell It on the Mountain" by James Baldwin
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