downsize

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Its business model has centered on selling software to large companies on a per-employee basis—but many of those firms are expected to downsize as AI agents become increasingly proficient at performing real-world tasks.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 20, 2026

If you can afford to buy another house and/or downsize, your daughter is more likely to receive your share with JTWROS.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 12, 2026

Among the obstacles are whether manufacturers can keep prices low, make the vehicles safe enough and if big-car-loving Americans can be convinced to downsize.

From BBC • Jan. 20, 2026

The historically low level of home sales is frustrating renters who want to own and homeowners who want to relocate, upsize or downsize but don’t think the move makes financial sense.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 14, 2026

As indicated earlier, any effort to downsize dramatically our nation’s prisons would inspire fierce resistance by those faced with losing jobs, investments, and other benefits provided by the current system.

From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander