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downsizing

[doun-sahy-zing] / ˈdaʊnˌsaɪ zɪŋ /


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

From Literature

“Times are much, much harder with all the downsizing, but we’re still a wonderful country.”

From Literature

He tried not to breathe too deeply as he cleaned, wary of dangers floating in the air, until his manager told him he was being fired because of a downsizing.

From Literature

Discovery’s sale will trigger steep job losses — at a time when the industry already has been ravaged by dramatic downsizing and the flight of productions from Los Angeles.

From Los Angeles Times

"For a media house that has spent years downsizing and restructuring, that promise of capital and intent carries real weight," Keith Mwau, an economist, told the BBC.

From BBC