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austerity

[aw-ster-i-tee] / ɔˈstɛr ɪ ti /




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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

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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