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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These countries, which are Southeast Asia’s fastest-growing data storage hubs, according to Knight Frank, have benefited from Singapore’s 2019 moratorium on building data centers due to constraints on land and electricity supply.
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Jonathan Burgos, Forbes, 27 Feb. 2025
Other cases resolved Aside from Spring Leaf, two other businesses were charged with allegedly selling products during the moratorium.
—Alex Malm, Twin Cities, 7 Feb. 2025
Despite the list of 60 companies and 30 countries already agreeing to a moratorium, the deep seabed mining industry could get support from the Trump administration.
—Jennifer Kite-Powell, Forbes, 28 Feb. 2025
He had been expected to resume federal executions after returning to office, which have been on hold since Garland imposed a moratorium in 2021.
—Katherine Fung, Newsweek, 21 Feb. 2025
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Jonathan Burgos, Forbes, 27 Feb. 2025
Other cases resolved Aside from Spring Leaf, two other businesses were charged with allegedly selling products during the moratorium.
—Alex Malm, Twin Cities, 7 Feb. 2025
Despite the list of 60 companies and 30 countries already agreeing to a moratorium, the deep seabed mining industry could get support from the Trump administration.
—Jennifer Kite-Powell, Forbes, 28 Feb. 2025
He had been expected to resume federal executions after returning to office, which have been on hold since Garland imposed a moratorium in 2021.
—Katherine Fung, Newsweek, 21 Feb. 2025
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“Moratorium.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/moratorium. Accessed 22 Mar. 2025.
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