Example Sentences

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Downsized staff, ancient tech make our oversight a wreck; Might as well claim that deduction for your tummy liposuction!

From Washington Post • Jun. 23, 2022

Downsized but not derelict, it’s a rust belt town without too much rust.

From The Guardian • Oct. 19, 2018

Downsized turbocharged engines are now cropping up everywhere.

From Economist • Dec. 10, 2015

WE executives said they will also renew the series "Downsized," about a family struggling through tough economic times.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 3, 2011

A Downsized War The best precedent for all this is what the U.S. did in the wake of Vietnam.

From Time Magazine Archive