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The $5 billion scale-down falls more in line with other City Council and watchdog budget estimates.—
Josephine Stratman,
New York Daily News,
11 Feb. 2026 Israel has in recent days begun to withdraw troops from northern Gaza, signaling a potential scale-down in operations.—
Christopher Cann,
USA TODAY,
5 Jan. 2024 Advertisement However, companies that are more scientific about adding talent—those employing a fractional to full-time model—will have fewer layoffs because much of their talent will be on demand with scale-up and scale-down capabilities.—
Anna Oakes,
Quartz,
27 Mar. 2023