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Recent Examples of moratorium 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. 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 See All Example Sentences for moratorium

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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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