ration
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Rasoul Khalifeh Soltani, secretary of Iran’s Steel Producers Association, called on companies to ration their use of steel sheets for the next two months, according to Iranian state media.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 29, 2026
To cope, he keeps the furnaces on but at lower temperatures and halts production for three to four days at a time to ration gas.
From BBC • Apr. 28, 2026
Several nations in Africa and Asia -- which were more dependent upon Middle East supplies -- have already had to ration fuel or electricity.
From Barron's • Apr. 28, 2026
Just a small supply loss can cause “outsize” price action as the market tries to ration the remaining barrels.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 24, 2026
But instead of using the ration cards to sell goods for profit, like I do, they pass the cards to the resistance.
From "Girl in the Blue Coat" by Monica Hesse
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The Diary of Anne Frank
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