downsizing
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Since retiring, we have settled into a slow-and-steady approach to downsizing, habitually scrutinizing drawers and closets and storage boxes anytime we open them, looking around rooms for little things to pass along.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 8, 2026
Federal downsizing has waned since Elon Musk left his post last year as head of the Department of Government Efficiency.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 4, 2026
Any delays or downsizing to the scheduled IPOs of Anthropic or OpenAI this year would prompt serious weakness in the sector overall, Miller predicted.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 28, 2026
Meta joins many other California tech firms initiating major downsizing efforts in 2026 as more companies shift to AI.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 2, 2026
“Times are much, much harder with all the downsizing, but we’re still a wonderful country.”
From "Class Matters" by The New York Times
In her Danbury workspace, she is surrounded by blueprints for the next wave of store refreshes, some of which include downsizings.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 22, 2026
Some families said they were forced into difficult downsizings: Couples with children moved from two-bedroom to one-bedroom apartments even though, as one father said, “we’re tripping over each other.”
From Washington Post ● Jan. 2, 2023
The downsizings didn’t just affect people who worked at GE.
From The Guardian ● Nov. 6, 2016
While record store closings seem as inevitable as newspaper downsizings these days, June has proved to be an especially cruel month in New York.
From New York Times ● Jun. 10, 2016
Likewise, no company will shrink, incurring job losses due to layoffs and mass firings, unless the CEO agrees to downsizings and cost reductions.
From Forbes ● Aug. 29, 2014
