cutback
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How do I balance the decision to draw Social Security sooner based on a potential cutback in future benefits versus leaving the biggest payment I can give my wife if I pass first?
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 13, 2026
To cushion against a future cutback in defense spending, the U.K. government has allocated the equivalent of about $268 million to Team Barrow, a private-public partnership with BAE, to regenerate Barrow and diversify its economy.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 14, 2026
Through their dribbling or off-the-ball movement, they would force the opposition's defensive line deeper before a cutback or cross was put away.
From BBC ● Jan. 16, 2026
The first chance of the opening half fell to Diallo, who fired wide after connecting with a cutback.
From Barron's ● Dec. 28, 2025
In July 1944, General Groves told Arthur Compton to plan a personnel cutback of as much as 75 percent by September 1.
From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik
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