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Kane County has been on a belt-tightening budget for many years.
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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
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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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“Belt-tightening.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/belt-tightening. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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