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If a disruption policy forbids movement, scale-down stops.—
Ben Ofiri,
Forbes.com,
20 Apr. 2026 The $5 billion scale-down falls more in line with other City Council and watchdog budget estimates.—
Josephine Stratman,
New York Daily News,
11 Feb. 2026 The scale-down coincides with a new directive for corporate employees: Come into the office three days a week or quit.—
Francisco Velasquez,
Quartz,
29 Oct. 2024 Israel has in recent days begun to withdraw troops from northern Gaza, signaling a potential scale-down in operations.—
Christopher Cann,
USA TODAY,
5 Jan. 2024