scale back
Example Sentences
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Even before the U.S. intervention this January ended oil shipments to Cuba, Venezuela’s economic distress drove Caracas to scale back its support.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 8, 2026
It has repeatedly forced her to take sick leave or scale back official duties.
From BBC • Jun. 5, 2026
Instead, they appear to scale back their visual capabilities once they no longer need to search for animals from the air.
From Science Daily • Jun. 2, 2026
She also called for the city to scale back its use of “private surveillance” technology, such as Flock license plate readers.
From Los Angeles Times • May 1, 2026
The European Community had already begun to scale back sanctions.
From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela
