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Duffy will now take charge of the $25 billion NASA budget at a moment when the agency is bracing for deep cuts — a belt-tightening push that echoes some of the controversial cost-cutting measures Musk championed before his departure.
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Martha McHardy, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 July 2025
Then there is the entertainment industry at large, which has been in a belt-tightening mode resulting in multiple rounds of layoffs, most recently at Disney and Paramount Global.
—Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 24 June 2025
The cost estimate, provided to The Times on Monday by the county chief executive office, will necessitate more belt-tightening for a government that’s running out of notches.
—Rebecca Ellis, Los Angeles Times, 24 June 2025
With major belt-tightening now taking place across the UC system, Kollar Smith and her team are striving to cut back on production expenses for the coming season.
—George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 June 2025
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Martha McHardy, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 July 2025
Then there is the entertainment industry at large, which has been in a belt-tightening mode resulting in multiple rounds of layoffs, most recently at Disney and Paramount Global.
—Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 24 June 2025
The cost estimate, provided to The Times on Monday by the county chief executive office, will necessitate more belt-tightening for a government that’s running out of notches.
—Rebecca Ellis, Los Angeles Times, 24 June 2025
With major belt-tightening now taking place across the UC system, Kollar Smith and her team are striving to cut back on production expenses for the coming season.
—George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 June 2025
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“Belt-tightening.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/belt-tightening. Accessed 25 Jul. 2025.
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