Citations:furlough

English citations of furlough

Noun quotations

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• 1922, Alfred Edward Housman, The West, lines 13-15

  Oh, wide's the world, to rest or roam,

  With change abroad and cheer at home

  Fights and furloughs, talk and tale,

• 2008, Jon Ortiz, The Sacramento Bee Nov. 7, 2008 [1]

  "The state estimates the one-day-a-month furlough spread over the 18 months of the plan would amount to a 5 percent cut in pay."

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Verb quotations

• 2008, Jon Ortiz, The Sacramento Bee Nov. 7, 2008 [2]

  "State workers on Thursday blasted Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger's proposal to furlough them one day a month and drop two paid holidays from their calendar."