moratorium
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The town council supports the moratorium, but says Leominster has been "significantly damaged" by the water pollution and restrictions.
From BBC • Apr. 26, 2026
In his first term, he ended a 20-year moratorium on executions committed by the federal government.
From BBC • Apr. 24, 2026
The defendants were able to get around the state’s moratorium by purchasing hospices that had existing licenses, authorities alleged.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 17, 2026
A moratorium risks turning that opportunity into a missed moment.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 13, 2026
Abolitionists were becoming hopeful that more profound death penalty reform or possibly a moratorium might be achievable.
From "Just Mercy" by Bryan Stevenson
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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