rationing
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This has already led some factories to cut production, and to rationing of some fuels, including gasoline.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 9, 2026
The republic has yet to draw from its fuel reserves or introduce rationing measures since the war.
From BBC • Apr. 9, 2026
Asia has been hit particularly hard by high oil prices, with fuel rationing in many countries that are heavily dependent on imports, Sparta’s Goh said.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 2, 2026
The country has been hit by a series of nationwide blackouts, and most hospitals have been unable to operate normally, with severe rationing in place.
From BBC • Mar. 31, 2026
Despite the recent rationing of sugar, tires, gas, tea, and coffee, a big turnout of visitors was expected in the coastal towns that summer.
From Nazi Saboteurs by Samantha Seiple
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