as in suspension
a state of temporary inactivity
the director of the blood bank called for a moratorium in donations until the surplus could be used up
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During the waning days of the spring 2024 session in the Illinois General Assembly, the mayor made a last-minute plea to Harmon in a letter asking him not to call for a vote a bill to extend a moratorium on all Chicago Public Schools closings.
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Gregory Royal Pratt, Chicago Tribune, 27 Jan. 2025
Newsom imposed the state’s death penalty moratorium in 2019, but a new governor in 2027 could lift the ban.
—Sharon Bernstein, Sacramento Bee, 14 Jan. 2025
This was in contravention to a U.S. government moratorium on such research at the time.
—Cory Franklin, Chicago Tribune, 3 Feb. 2025
This move follows a federal moratorium on executions imposed by Attorney General Merrick Garland in 2021.
—Barbara A. Perry, Newsweek, 27 Jan. 2025
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Gregory Royal Pratt, Chicago Tribune, 27 Jan. 2025
Newsom imposed the state’s death penalty moratorium in 2019, but a new governor in 2027 could lift the ban.
—Sharon Bernstein, Sacramento Bee, 14 Jan. 2025
This was in contravention to a U.S. government moratorium on such research at the time.
—Cory Franklin, Chicago Tribune, 3 Feb. 2025
This move follows a federal moratorium on executions imposed by Attorney General Merrick Garland in 2021.
—Barbara A. Perry, Newsweek, 27 Jan. 2025
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“Moratorium.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/moratorium. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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