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downsize

[doun-sahyz] / ˈdaʊnˌsaɪz /


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The nation’s largest budget airline has been struggling for years and has been forced to drastically downsize by selling planes and cutting routes.

From Salon • Apr. 28, 2026

Vaguely written job postings could be another red flag, she said, because nebulous-sounding jobs can be easy to shift around or downsize.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 3, 2026

WME, the Beverly Hills-based talent agency, continues to downsize.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 2, 2026

“I was like, ‘OK, I need to downsize.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 8, 2026

As indicated earlier, any effort to downsize dramatically our nation’s prisons would inspire fierce resistance by those faced with losing jobs, investments, and other benefits provided by the current system.

From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander




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