belt-tightening

Example Sentences

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It will nonetheless mean some belt-tightening at an institution that previously kept on receiving increases through some tough years for public spending.

From BBC • May 14, 2026

Wolfe doesn’t have to leave home to find tales of belt-tightening; she’s feeling the pinch herself.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 1, 2026

The company is dealing with a belt-tightening consumer base and a weaker housing market.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 27, 2026

For investors, the risk lies in misreading this moment as cyclical belt-tightening rather than structural repositioning.

From Barron's • Mar. 7, 2026

The region’s slowdown has been brutal: the twin strikes of 2023, studio belt-tightening, productions lured out of state and wildfires that shuttered work this year.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 25, 2025