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moratorium

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


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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

Reading about the city’s upcoming moratorium on delivery robots, I literally cheered.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 14, 2026

In the coming weeks, Maine could become the first state to enact a moratorium on construction of these massive facilities -- which house millions of processors that form the backbone of the internet and AI.

From Barron's • Apr. 10, 2026

A moratorium would send the wrong signal at the wrong time.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 9, 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




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