austerity
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Last year, the University of California and California State University put austerity measures in place after previous state budget and federal funding reductions.
From Los Angeles Times • May 14, 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
The unrest began in December 2018, when Bashir introduced austerity measures to address a deepening economic crisis.
From BBC • Apr. 18, 2026
What bankers appear to be calling for is not stimulus or austerity but balance.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 8, 2026
McCandless was stirred by the austerity of this landscape, by its saline beauty.
From "Into the Wild" by Jon Krakauer
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