austerity
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The depth of Manifold’s austerity proposals led to friction with BP’s company secretary, Ben Mathews, according to people close to the matter.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 29, 2026
James Kingett, from SRTRC, said the charity had also lost a significant number of local authority contracts after austerity measures saw many councils repurpose funding.
From BBC • May 26, 2026
Local 99 leader Arias dismissed the necessity of the three-year austerity plan.
From Los Angeles Times • May 22, 2026
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has also urged voluntary austerity measures to rein in dollar-guzzling imports, including cutting down on gold buying and foreign travel for a year.
From Barron's • May 17, 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
Vocabulary lists containing austerity
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