severe cutback
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A reduction that has a serious negative effect.
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- The new government announced severe cutbacks in public spending.
- Many hospitals are facing severe cutbacks in funding.
- The company was forced to make severe cutbacks to avoid bankruptcy.
- A severe cutback in the education budget led to widespread protests.
- Employees are worried about potential job losses following the severe cutbacks.
- After a severe cutback in our department, morale is at an all-time low.
- The arts program was a victim of the most severe cutbacks the council had ever made.
- Economists warn that such severe cutbacks could harm economic recovery.
- To survive the crisis, the airline had no choice but to implement severe cutbacks.
- The community center closed down due to a severe cutback in local government funding.