austerity

Over the next six years, Greece negotiated three bailout loans with the so-called troika—the European Commission, the European Central Bank and the International Monetary Fund—in return for spending cuts and austerity measures.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 27, 2026

Our instinctive response to every bubble, at least for the last 25 years, has been austerity.

From Salon ● Jun. 22, 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

The conspicuous austerity of the announcement was matched by its calculated simplicity.

From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis

“These powers were allegedly acquired by Buddhist priests who performed austerities in the mountains such as ablutions under freezing waterfalls, meditation in caves, and severe dietary restrictions during extended periods of seclusion.”

From National Geographic ● Jan. 19, 2024

Guru Nanak, founder of the Sikh faith, regarded fasting as inferior to the “truth” or “right action,” which he said was superior to fasting, penance or other austerities.

From Seattle Times ● Mar. 23, 2023

I could not possibly improve on the sentiment, but I don't think it ought to depend on the current austerities.

From Slate ● Dec. 25, 2017

The fish that pulls the boat reveals himself at the end as the deity, Brahma, who teaches them austerities so they might acquire power over illusions.

From Salon ● Apr. 12, 2014

The life was eremitical and very severe in regard to silence, diet and bodily austerities; it was modelled after the rule of the Camaldolese, but various regulations were adopted from the Augustinian canons.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 3 "Gordon, Lord George" to "Grasses" by Various