rations
Britishplural noun
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Each year, the tribespeople benefit from over $560,000 in carbon revenue that pays for forest scouts and funds education, healthcare and emergency food rations.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 9, 2026
"Asia rations, switches to coal and can experience shortages in places" while "Europe pays very high prices to avoid shortages," said an energy industry insider on condition of anonymity.
From Barron's • Apr. 28, 2026
Pensioners and families living on fixed incomes are hit the hardest, forced to stretch rations, skip meals or rely on remittances from relatives abroad — if they are lucky enough to have them.
From Salon • Apr. 11, 2026
The impact of funding cuts has already led to the closure of mother and baby clinics in Afghanistan, and reductions in food rations for displaced people in Sudan.
From BBC • Dec. 29, 2025
But this is an emergency, and emergencies are when you use your rations.
From "A Heart in a Body in the World" by Deb Caletti
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