moratorium

Example Sentences

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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

So far, only India has openly voiced disagreement with renewing the moratorium, according to several sources close to the discussions in Yaounde at the WTO's ministerial conference, the organisation's biennial supreme decision-making body.

From Barron's • Mar. 27, 2026

Almost immediately, the council passed a one-year moratorium to stop it, which was subsequently vetoed by the mayor.

From Slate • Mar. 25, 2026

The long tenure of the share moratorium and service agreement tied to one of the deals could help Q&M to scale up a new franchise and platform, the head of research adds.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 25, 2026

As it happened, not everyone in the nuclear research and development community thought a test moratorium would be a bad thing.

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik