downsizing

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Galleries are also closing and downsizing, and films that don’t oblige the content farm aren’t solicited as readily as influencer-helmed or easily digestible projects that can be played as background noise for scrolling.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 4, 2026

Vinh says some firms are folding and others downsizing or pivoting because of both the "prolonged downturn and an unclear legal framework".

From Barron's • Feb. 15, 2026

After pouring hundreds of billions of dollars into U.S. manufacturing, they are downsizing investments, canceling projects and pivoting plants to support making more traditional gas-powered vehicles.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 13, 2026

The job cuts and restructuring add to the workforce reductions that started last October, when the firm announced its first major downsizing in a decade.

From BBC • Feb. 9, 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