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downsizing
[ doun-sahy-zing ]
noun
- the act or process of reducing the number of something, such as employees or participants, usually as a cost-cutting measure:
The company鈥檚 downsizing eliminated approximately 39% of all executive positions.
- the act or process of replacing something larger with something smaller, such as moving into a smaller house:
With the housing market in shambles, it would be difficult to sell our house, so downsizing is not really an option right now.
亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins
Origin of downsizing1
Example Sentences
Already, his directive downsizing the agency is causing harm, crippling support for programs such as Head Start, ending production of N95 masks and shuttering laboratories that monitor infectious diseases such as measles, Bonta鈥檚 office said.
Six years ago, Newsom announced he was downsizing Brown鈥檚 proposal for a twin tunnel and instead called for a redesigned single tunnel.
"Both sides are, for different reasons, overstating the importance of downsizing or abolishing the department, and neither side is paying as much attention to the stuff that would really fundamentally change federal education," he added.
McMahon said the downsizing showed a "commitment to efficiency, accountability, and ensuring that resources are directed where they matter most: to students, parents, and teachers."
Elon Musk's name was not mentioned during the hearing, but he has been tasked by President Trump with downsizing the federal workforce through the ad hoc Department of Government Efficiency - or Doge.
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