sharp cutback
Frequency: 7.614.8 per million words
A sudden and large reduction.
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- The government announced a sharp cutback in military spending.
- The company was forced to make sharp cutbacks in its workforce due to the recession.
- A sharp cutback in funding led to the closure of several school libraries.
- Hospitals are facing sharp cutbacks, which will inevitably affect patient care.
- If sales don't improve, we will have to implement a sharp cutback on our marketing budget.
- The sharp cutback in research and development funding could hinder future innovation.
- The arts community protested against the proposed sharp cutbacks to cultural programs.
- Following a drop in demand, the factory initiated a sharp cutback in production.
- A sharp cutback was imposed on all non-essential travel for employees.
- The recent economic downturn has resulted in sharp cutbacks across many industries.