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The U.S. government has engaged in rationing usually only under conditions of extreme shortage or economic hardship; certain resources were rationed, for example, during World War II.
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Last week, the government ordered an eight percent increase in retail fuel prices and introduced rationing to limit consumption.
From Barron's
They drove less, shopped way less, “made do and mended,” and accepted food rationing.
From MarketWatch
Sri Lanka has instituted a four-day workweek for state institutions and schools, and has started rationing fuel.
Seafarers stuck in the Gulf say they are rationing food and water and anxiously hoping supplies will get through Iran's blockade in the war that has stranded them for three weeks.
From Barron's
Elsewhere, fuel rationing, four-day weeks and the closure of educational establishments are among the measures introduced by countries such as Sri Lanka, Bangladesh and the Philippines.
From BBC
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