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AIG cut back on those investments 10 years ago after its then-chief executive pronounced the returns “greatly disappointing.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 8, 2026

She and her husband have cut back on expenses to afford the combined $1,300 a month they pay for Medigap.

From Barron's • Jun. 4, 2026

The surge in pink slips started in 2023, when companies that had gone on hiring sprees during the COVID-19 pandemic began to cut back.

From Los Angeles Times • May 29, 2026

The U.S. would also significantly cut back the number of armed drones.

From Slate • May 27, 2026

So l cut back through the woodlot and across the snowy fields so I could come up to the house from behind.

From "My Brother Sam is Dead" by James Lincoln Collier and Christopher Collier




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