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Recent Examples of downsize Revenues had plunged, and everyone was braced for downsizing. Harvard Business Review, 7 Mar. 2025 At the time, the retailer downsized its footprint and invested in e-commerce. Sharon Edelson, Forbes, 6 Mar. 2025 As the Trump administration works to dramatically and quickly downsize large swaths of the executive branch, Democrats have been seeking guardrails on Mr. Trump's ability to withhold funding approved by Congress and are intent on including language in the funding measure. Kaia Hubbard, CBS News, 5 Mar. 2025 Charlie Trevor of University of Wisconsin found that downsizing a workforce by even 1% leads to a 31% increase in voluntary turnover the next year. Phil Blair, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for downsize

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“Downsize.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/downsize. Accessed 17 Mar. 2025.

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