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."
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."