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

It has also argued that it could turn belt-tightening to its advantage by offering frozen versions of eat-out favorites such as P.F.

From Barron's • Feb. 23, 2026

The changes are stripping work trips of whatever shred of glamour they had after years of belt-tightening.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 30, 2026

But growing AI adoption, softening consumer and corporate spending, and belt-tightening driven by higher costs likely played a role as well.

From MarketWatch • Nov. 6, 2025

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