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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

So what happens if you and your wife want to downsize, move abroad or move into assisted living?

From MarketWatch • Apr. 23, 2026

Jenny Koziatek Benz listed her three-bedroom Denver house for sale last year because she wanted to downsize, but got no offers.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 13, 2026

This sale is the latest effort to downsize WME.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 2, 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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