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Noun
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Departments & Columns The Week The Week NR Editors Tariffs will either inaugurate a new era of asceticism or opulence.—
Daniel Foster,
National Review,
15 May 2025 -
Upon his election, Bergoglio took the name Francis after Saint Francis of Assisi, who was known for his asceticism and ministry to the poor.—
Miranda Jeyaretnam,
Time,
23 Apr. 2025
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But to many observers, this fetishization of austerity has contributed to decades of underinvestment in domestic infrastructure − from roads, to schools, to public buildings, to broader public services − failures which the AfD has been eager to exploit.—
Mark I. Vail,
The Conversation,
16 May 2025
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The Medicaid program appears to be a very likely target of budget austerity measures, to help partially pay for an extension of the tax cuts enacted during President Trump’s first term in office.—
Joshua P. Cohen,
Forbes.com,
8 May 2025
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“Austereness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/austereness. Accessed 24 May. 2025.
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