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That’s led officials to pursue a string of belt-tightening measures.
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Kate Armanini, Chicago Tribune, 5 Aug. 2025
Carlo Allegri | Reuters Amazon is shuttering its research lab in Shanghai focused on artificial intelligence development, the latest belt-tightening move by the e-commerce and cloud computing giant.
—Annie Palmer, CNBC, 23 July 2025
Duffy will now take charge of the $25 billion NASA budget at a moment when the agency is bracing for deep cuts — a belt-tightening push that echoes some of the controversial cost-cutting measures Musk championed before his departure.
—Martha McHardy, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 July 2025
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.
—Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 24 June 2025
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Kate Armanini, Chicago Tribune, 5 Aug. 2025
Carlo Allegri | Reuters Amazon is shuttering its research lab in Shanghai focused on artificial intelligence development, the latest belt-tightening move by the e-commerce and cloud computing giant.
—Annie Palmer, CNBC, 23 July 2025
Duffy will now take charge of the $25 billion NASA budget at a moment when the agency is bracing for deep cuts — a belt-tightening push that echoes some of the controversial cost-cutting measures Musk championed before his departure.
—Martha McHardy, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 July 2025
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.
—Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 24 June 2025
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“Belt-tightening.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/belt-tightening. Accessed 21 Aug. 2025.
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