downsize

Proponents of an LVT say that by shifting the tax burden away from homebuyers, it will encourage retirees and empty nesters to downsize and frees up housing for growing families.

From BBC ● Jul. 10, 2026

These layoffs are a part of a bigger effort to downsize Microsoft.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 6, 2026

You can always downsize or sell if you need to move into assisted living.

From MarketWatch ● May 11, 2026

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

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

Conneway methodically downsizes each room, one at a time, in a clockwise direction.

From Seattle Times ● Apr. 21, 2023

That would give Andrew a home after he downsizes from his much larger house, Royal Lodge, which is also in a sprawling park near Windsor Castle.

From New York Times ● Mar. 2, 2023

The moving van fire once made the decision for him — everything must go! — now as he downsizes, he arranges his possessions into five piles in the basement.

From Washington Post ● May 28, 2019

Based on dozens of interviews, “Sweat” follows a group of steel workers in Reading, Pennsylvania, as their factory downsizes and their jobs get outsourced.

From Washington Times ● Apr. 12, 2017

Typically, Valeant buys a product or company, shuts down or downsizes research and development, and focuses on sales.

From Reuters ● Apr. 30, 2013

Jan-Niklas Hustedt remembers going to techno parties in the abandoned canteen of a pump factory that had drastically downsized after reunification, in his hometown of Oschersleben.

From BBC ● Jun. 29, 2026

A 25-year-old in Tehran who works in software development said he hasn’t worked since the latest restrictions were enacted, as companies have downsized or shut down entirely because of the internet restrictions.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 21, 2026

Compounding the problem, her record label had downsized during the pandemic, and the people who'd nurtured her first record had left.

From BBC ● Mar. 28, 2026

The states allege that HUD’s targeting of state antidiscrimination policies comes after it downsized its own workforce and significantly reduced its ability to investigate housing discrimination complaints and enforce fair housing laws.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 16, 2026

After more than a decade in their two-room spread in the Aircraft Loads Laboratory, Dorothy and the remaining women had been downsized to the new office in 1251.

From "Hidden Figures" by Margot Lee Shetterly

Some consultants bill themselves as senior downsizing experts and can provide guidance in mapping out a move.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 12, 2026

Kevin Grolig, a 59-year-old real-estate agent in the D.C. metro area, started noticing that his clients were delaying downsizing their homes because their adult children were still living there.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 5, 2026

Pope gained responsibility for the unscripted TV business earlier the spring as part of a restructuring and dramatic downsizing, which resulted in hundreds of layoffs in the Japanese company’s entertainment business.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 18, 2026

It also means considering alternatives before making a final commitment — downsizing, relocating, or moving into a retirement community — as part of a broader strategy that offers lower or more predictable costs.

From MarketWatch ● Apr. 15, 2026

“I’m even downsizing my bed so that you can fit yours in. We picked one out today.”

From "Saints and Misfits" by S.K. Ali