scale back
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"It's important to Nato, it's important to Britain that we...demonstrate the sort of leadership that's required from within the European Nato as the US starts to scale back its contribution," he said.
From BBC ● Jul. 6, 2026
Temperatures climbed into the 90s with heat indices exceeding 100 degrees, forcing organizers to scale back outdoor programming, expand cooling stations and urge visitors to take frequent breaks.
From Salon ● Jul. 4, 2026
Mathews, who lives in Pearland, Texas, balances teaching college accounting courses online with his caregiving responsibilities, though he had to scale back his financial-literacy nonprofit, Alliance Financial Ministries, when his wife’s care needs accelerated.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 23, 2026
Crowley and the union said city leaders had forced the department to scale back its operations amid a budget crunch.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 23, 2026
Several months after Barack’s announcement in Springfield and with the support of my colleagues, I’d decided to scale back to part-time hours, knowing it was the only sustainable way to keep going.
From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama
