scale back
Example Sentences
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Telus in December paused growing its dividend and moved to scale back its discounted dividend-reinvestment plans as part of efforts to bolster its balance sheet.
—The dollar held higher after Wednesday’s jobs data prompted markets to scale back expectations for interest-rate cuts by the Federal Reserve.
The overwhelmingly election win for Japan’s conservatives, who are pushing for more fiscal spending, and a Bloomberg report that China is urging local banks to scale back their holdings of U.S. government debt, were both seen as helping lift demand.
From MarketWatch
Investor apprehension about AI hasn’t compelled the biggest tech companies to scale back their bets on the technology.
Potential reasons for skepticism on Micron’s run lasting are that device manufacturers grappling with high prices for components might scale back their memory-chip requirements.
From Barron's
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