moratorium
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The startup noted that days after Musk entered the AI race in 2023 he called for a 6-month moratorium on development of advanced AI.
From Barron's • Apr. 25, 2026
In his first term, he ended a 20-year moratorium on executions committed by the federal government.
From BBC • Apr. 24, 2026
Clark warned that scammers, despite a California moratorium on licenses, have continued to thrive.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 21, 2026
A moratorium would send the wrong signal at the wrong time.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 9, 2026
His idea was to offer the Russians a two-year moratorium on nuclear testing, with compliance to be verified by eight to twelve monitoring stations on each country’s territory.
From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik
Vocabulary lists containing moratorium
"Letter from Birmingham Jail" by Martin Luther King, Jr. (1963)
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"Letter from Birmingham Jail" by Martin Luther King, Jr.
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