slim down
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Volkswagen has tried to slim down as profits have dwindled, and struck a deal with unions in late 2024 to shed 35,000 jobs by 2030 at the company’s core operations in Germany.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 10, 2026
Volkswagen executives have repeatedly stressed the need for the company to slim down as collapsing sales in China have started to look less like a blip and more like a new normal.
From Barron's ● Jul. 10, 2026
Recently, in an effort to slim down my expenses, I’ve been reaching for more canned goods — notably, soups.
From Salon ● Jun. 13, 2026
A governance review pushed by RFU chief executive Bill Sweeney is set to slim down the council, which includes representatives from England's counties, the military and Oxbridge, and reduce its power to an advisory role.
From BBC ● Jun. 9, 2026
Consequently, whenever Groves made plans to slim down the Manhattan Project’s lab network, he left the Rad Lab alone.
From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik
