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Kane County has been on a belt-tightening budget for many years.—Courier-News, Chicago Tribune, 21 Feb. 2025 Gloria imposed a series of belt-tightening measures in November, weeks after voters rejected a sales-tax measure that would have raised $400 million a year in new revenue.—Jeff McDonald, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Feb. 2025 The deficit's history and Trump's record managing it during his first term were not mentioned amid Musk's belt-tightening plea.—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 12 Feb. 2025 This marks a shift away from the belt-tightening policies that have been in place since 2010 and toward economic stimulus.—Yun Sun, Foreign Affairs, 6 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for belt-tightening
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