furlough
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The Communist Caribbean island is in crisis as airlines cancel flights, hotels close and authorities furlough workers.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 16, 2026
In the end, government spent about £70bn paying people's wages under the furlough scheme.
From BBC • Mar. 14, 2026
Only a couple of years before that there was furlough – when the taxpayer paid more than 10 million people's wages during the pandemic.
From BBC • Mar. 14, 2026
Aguilar fled Tuesday from Santiago Canyon College while on a court-approved academic furlough from a juvenile probation facility, according to the Orange County Probation Department.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 13, 2026
I was practically a child at the time, but I remember when he used to come home on furlough and all, all he did was lie on his bed, practically.
From "The Catcher in the Rye" by J. D. Salinger
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