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as in sacrifice
voluntary restraint in the satisfaction of one's appetites
They moved off the grid to live a life of austerity.
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as in gruffness
the quality or state of being stern and serious in manner or appearance
His air of austerity tends to put others off.
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as in misery
the state of lacking sufficient money or material possessions
His family spent years living in austerity during the recession.
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Darzi said a decade of austerity and a lack of investment in the health service left the country vulnerable heading into COVID-19.
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Katherine Hignett, Forbes, 13 Sep. 2024
For over 40 years, a dark history of austerity in the global south, orchestrated in part by institutions based in the global north, has targeted a generation of workers, whose lives have been devastated by successive regimes of government.
—Tithi Bhattacharya / Made By History, TIME, 4 Sep. 2024
On the flip side, Aiyuk’s new deal paired with Purdy’s new contract, which is expected to cost the team more than $55 million per year when it’s signed after this season, likely means an era of austerity is coming for the rest of the Niners roster.
—Dieter Kurtenbach, The Mercury News, 29 Aug. 2024
But there’s something quietly transfixing about its austerity, while the film retains enough handsome Euro-arthouse sheen — atop the draw of its name stars — to sell widely.
—Guy Lodge, Variety, 9 Aug. 2024
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Katherine Hignett, Forbes, 13 Sep. 2024
For over 40 years, a dark history of austerity in the global south, orchestrated in part by institutions based in the global north, has targeted a generation of workers, whose lives have been devastated by successive regimes of government.
—Tithi Bhattacharya / Made By History, TIME, 4 Sep. 2024
On the flip side, Aiyuk’s new deal paired with Purdy’s new contract, which is expected to cost the team more than $55 million per year when it’s signed after this season, likely means an era of austerity is coming for the rest of the Niners roster.
—Dieter Kurtenbach, The Mercury News, 29 Aug. 2024
But there’s something quietly transfixing about its austerity, while the film retains enough handsome Euro-arthouse sheen — atop the draw of its name stars — to sell widely.
—Guy Lodge, Variety, 9 Aug. 2024
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Old clichés have been flying around: determination, discipline, sacrifice, grit.Louisa Thomas, The New Yorker, 27 Oct. 2024
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Even those who are no longer physically with us, imagine all of their sacrifice.Lauren Alvarez, Forbes, 26 Oct. 2024
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On top of the grievous toll in human life and misery, Israel’s war against the Hamas and Hezbollah militant groups has been expensive, and the painfully high financial costs are raising concerns about the long-term effect of the fighting on the country’s economy.David McHugh, Fortune, 21 Oct. 2024
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In each of these cases, the people and animals involved in the food system pay a cost in poverty, misery, and separation from a meaningful existence, but the largest cost accrues to the ecosystem.Erik Kobayashi-Solomon, Forbes, 20 Oct. 2024
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Each discipline offers its own unique benefits and challenges, but the rewards are well worth the effort.Jahan Marcu, Rolling Stone, 1 Nov. 2024
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Democrats have long tolerated Biden’s total lack of verbal discipline.Philip Elliott, TIME, 31 Oct. 2024
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Louise tells tales of drunkenness, asceticism, death.Yiyun Li, Harper's Magazine, 23 Sep. 2024
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The Buddha’s first sermon also described the Middle Way: a balance between the extremes of asceticism and indulgence.Shayla Love, The Atlantic, 30 Sep. 2024
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Some of the greatest crime hot spots are in places on the periphery between areas of affluence and areas of deprivation.Saima S. Iqbal, Scientific American, 24 Oct. 2024
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While The Road confronts us with the bleakness of planetary destruction, the sensory deprivation chamber in which Harpman holds her characters (and, therefore, readers) leaves no choice but to travel deep into our bodies.Hazlitt, Hazlitt, 23 Oct. 2024
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Now, three of the country’s biggest billionaires — Bernard Arnault, Francoise Bettencourt Meyers and Francois Pinault — are seeing their fortunes dwindle as restraint replaces indulgence.Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune Europe, 28 Oct. 2024
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But neither restraint nor elegance was on hand with a recent job, for which she was tasked with re-creating the pouffy locks of the nineteen-eighties.Bruce Handy, The New Yorker, 28 Oct. 2024
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The horse eventually was unable to stand and was euthanized because of the severity of the disease.Dan Basso, Detroit Free Press, 30 Oct. 2024
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Depending on the severity of infection, symptoms can start as early as 24 hours after eating the contaminated food or as late as two weeks.Maia Pandey, Journal Sentinel, 29 Oct. 2024
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When Apple founder Steve Jobs recruited current CEO Tim Cook in 1998, the company was on the verge of bankruptcy.Natalie McCormick, Fortune, 29 Oct. 2024
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About The Daily Money Each weekday, The Daily Money delivers the best consumer and financial news from USA TODAY, breaking down complex events, providing the TLDR version, and explaining how everything from Fed rate changes to bankruptcies impacts you.Daniel de Visé, USA TODAY, 29 Oct. 2024
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“Austerity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/austerity. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.
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