major cut

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a significant reduction in amount or size

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  • The government announced a major cut in public spending to tackle the deficit.
  • The company is facing a major cut in its workforce due to the economic downturn.
  • The university will have to implement a major cut to its arts program funding next year.
  • The new policy includes major cuts in corporate taxes to stimulate economic growth.
  • Hospitals are protesting the proposed major cut in their annual budgets.
  • After the restructuring, many employees had to accept a major cut in their salaries.
  • If the environmental agency experiences another major cut, its ability to monitor pollution will be severely hampered.
  • The defense department has undergone a major cut as part of the new peace treaty.
  • How will the city council justify such a major cut to essential services like sanitation?
  • A major cut in research funding led to a significant brain drain from the country's top universities.