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moratorium

[mawr-uh-tawr-ee-uhm, -tohr-, mor-] / ˌmɔr əˈtɔr i əm, -ˈtoʊr-, ˌmɒr- /


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One of California’s first moves was to put a moratorium on issuing new hospice licenses to give officials time to strengthen oversight.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 17, 2026

Denver, Colo., prohibits self-storage facilities near light-rail stations, where officials are hoping for new housing, while Providence, R.I., instituted a city-wide moratorium in 2023.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 15, 2026

Concerns about energy demand are real, but a moratorium doesn’t solve them.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 13, 2026

However, the state did adopt a moratorium on issuing new hospice licenses, which came after a Los Angeles Times investigation and a state audit.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 2, 2026

What made the scheme novel was that for the first time it decoupled a test moratorium from all other disarmament issues, thereby removing the major cause of the deadlock between the two countries.

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik




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