defense cuts
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The area tumbled during the early 1990s downturn that was marked by defense cuts and overbuilding.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 21, 2024
Her defense cuts against the entire grain of women in leadership positions.
From The Verge ● Sep. 28, 2021
While Levin fought against what he considered unnecessary weapons systems and wasteful expenditures, he opposed deep defense cuts and criticized Congress’ across-the-board spending reductions as harmful to military readiness.
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 29, 2021
Mr. Bush would replace their defense cuts with increased spending and substitute force reductions with an expansion of the Army by 40,000 soldiers and the Marine Corps by 4,000 Marines.
From Washington Times ● Nov. 18, 2015
But looming defense cuts — coupled with a recovering economy — mean that Britain is now on the verge of missing the mark.
From Washington Post ● Mar. 12, 2015
