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furlough

[fur-loh] / ˈfɜr loʊ /


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Production at the business, which employs about 1,300 people, was paused several months ago, with staff put on furlough on reduced wages.

From BBC ● Sep. 14, 2026

The horses get five weeks of furlough every year, 24/7 attention at the stables, regular veterinary care and a day off whenever temperatures exceed 90 degrees.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 3, 2026

He guided the company through the pandemic and made a then-prescient call to not furlough employees during the earliest days of Covid, helping restaurants to recover more quickly.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 28, 2026

Companies that halt or reduce operations because of dangerous heat waves can now access state-backed furlough support.

From BBC ● Jun. 23, 2026

But the first time she went on furlough to Berkeley, she had nearly had a stroke.

From "The Son of Neptune" by Rick Riordan

“We’ve seen layoffs and furloughs, and we will see a lot more of that if these invoices aren’t paid.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 30, 2026

In addition to thousands of layoffs, school employees would face seven days of unpaid furloughs and have to begin contributing to their monthly health insurance premiums.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 22, 2026

The attacks have hammered the U.A.E.’s air traffic, tourism and property market, and have led to a wave of furloughs and layoffs.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 11, 2026

Further strains resulting from furloughs would compound the issues, he said.

From MarketWatch ● Jan. 30, 2026

Orders were coming every hour to hurry on the reserves and the Gardes Mobiles, and to cancel renewable furloughs; the gendarmerie had no rest.

From The Pl?biscite or, A Miller's Story of the War by Alexandre Chatrian

When the Covid pandemic emptied hotels in 2020, the properties furloughed 90% of their workers.

From Barron's ● Apr. 9, 2026

The company furloughed the majority of its employees, shuttered its operations and filed for bankruptcy the following month, according to the indictment.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 1, 2026

Its broader programs and administrative support are largely pausing, with personnel being furloughed.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 12, 2026

Jerry furloughed all his employees and shut down for three months, until the theater was allowed to reopen with strict social distancing rules in place.

From Salon ● Dec. 18, 2025

Letters from North Carolina state that the country is swarming with deserters—perhaps many supposed to be deserters are furloughed soldiers just exchanged.

From A Rebel War Clerk's Diary at the Confederate States Capital by John Beauchamp Jones

After a 50% sale of the company to Fiat in 1969, Ferrari was losing money and furloughing workers due to a misguided strategy of overproduction.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 10, 2026

Even if there is a shutdown, Marcus expects that most tax-return processing will continue and that the IRS will avoid furloughing workers.

From MarketWatch ● Jan. 26, 2026

It also recently announced that it would be furloughing 270 pilots and downgrading around 140 captains to first officers.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 5, 2025

The work stoppages have disrupted supply chains, resulting in the three automakers furloughing and laying off thousands of non-striking workers.

From Reuters ● Oct. 27, 2023

Soon after General Lincoln published an order furloughing him to his plantation until able to resume active duty, but Charles Town was captured before Marion was able to return.

From A Sketch of the life of Brig. Gen. Francis Marion and a history of his brigade by William Dobein James




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