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But the looming threat of a debt crisis and the absence of viable new financing alternatives have encouraged some countries to take preventive belt-tightening measures.—Shantayanan Devarajan, Foreign Affairs, 4 Aug. 2022 The company announced a series of belt-tightening measures and production delays on Friday, as the strike of 33,000 workers has added to Boeing’s litany of problems.—Elodie Mazein, Fortune, 15 Oct. 2024 The belt-tightening plan also included the shuttering of Paramount Television Studios — which produces Prime Video’s Reacher, Apple’s Time Bandits — with shows moving to sister label CBS Studios.—Erik Hayden, The Hollywood Reporter, 15 Oct. 2024 Other belt-tightening measures include eliminating corporate first- and business-class travel, as well as pausing spending on outside consultants, charitable contributions, and advertising and marketing.—Megan Cerullo, CBS News, 16 Sep. 2024 Collectively, these banks cut over 5,000 jobs as part of belt-tightening measures, PYMNTS reported.—Jack Kelly, Forbes, 3 Sep. 2024 Amid a difficult stretch for L.A.’s restaurant industry, even the choice of which pizza box to use is something belt-tightening proprietors consider.—Daniel Miller, Los Angeles Times, 17 July 2024 But though the industry is in a belt-tightening phase, no one is predicting the demise of the art form altogether.—Mary McNamara, Los Angeles Times, 5 July 2024 With the new 10% belt-tightening order, that means the administration must figure out a way to trim that price tag by about $586 million.—Chris Sommerfeldt, New York Daily News, 21 Feb. 2024
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