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Then there is the entertainment industry at large, which has been in a belt-tightening mode resulting in multiple rounds of layoffs, most recently at Disney and Paramount Global.
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Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 24 June 2025
The cost estimate, provided to The Times on Monday by the county chief executive office, will necessitate more belt-tightening for a government that’s running out of notches.
—Rebecca Ellis, Los Angeles Times, 24 June 2025
With major belt-tightening now taking place across the UC system, Kollar Smith and her team are striving to cut back on production expenses for the coming season.
—George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 June 2025
Whether escalating tech innovation, including YouTube and artificial intelligence, industry consolidation, Wall Street market gyrations or just general belt-tightening among content consumers and creators, such economic headwinds and challenges were on the mind of media leaders on stage in Banff.
—Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 9 June 2025
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Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 24 June 2025
The cost estimate, provided to The Times on Monday by the county chief executive office, will necessitate more belt-tightening for a government that’s running out of notches.
—Rebecca Ellis, Los Angeles Times, 24 June 2025
With major belt-tightening now taking place across the UC system, Kollar Smith and her team are striving to cut back on production expenses for the coming season.
—George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 June 2025
Whether escalating tech innovation, including YouTube and artificial intelligence, industry consolidation, Wall Street market gyrations or just general belt-tightening among content consumers and creators, such economic headwinds and challenges were on the mind of media leaders on stage in Banff.
—Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 9 June 2025
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“Belt-tightening.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/belt-tightening. Accessed 3 Jul. 2025.
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