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austerity

[aw-ster-i-tee] / ɔˈstɛr ɪ ti /




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The latest move comes as authorities ramp up austerity measures to curb fuel consumption and conserve foreign exchange.

From Barron's • May 15, 2026

But economists argue the rupee's troubles predate the war and cannot be solved through austerity alone.

From BBC • May 14, 2026

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

What bankers appear to be calling for is not stimulus or austerity but balance.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 8, 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




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