How to Use cost cutting in a Sentence

cost cutting

noun
  • The spa and gym are not the highlight of this ship, and seem to reflect cost cutting.
    — Jennifer Leigh Parker, Forbes, 4 Jan. 2025
  • Even so, some of the cost cutting has rankled key constituencies.
    — Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 14 Aug. 2024
  • Walmart’s growth efforts are far-reaching but so are its cost cutting measures.
    — Francisco Velasquez, Quartz, 16 May 2024
  • True, revenue growth hasn’t been as strong, and much of the reason earnings are holding up is cost cutting.
    — Bob Pisani, CNBC, 15 Aug. 2024
  • And that selloff has spurred waves of layoffs and cost cutting around Hollywood.
    — Matt Donnelly, Variety, 14 June 2023
  • Still, to reach such a mass-market price, Apple did a substantial amount of cost cutting.
    — Bloomberg, Mercury News, 10 Mar. 2026
  • Look at a lot of the cost cutting that’s happening across corporations.
    — Liz Hoffman, semafor.com, 27 Jan. 2026
  • The focus on cost cutting comes at a time when many counties are facing caseworker shortages.
    — Tony Cook, IndyStar, 31 Oct. 2025
  • Common sense would suggest that layoffs and cost cutting should be a bad thing from an investing standpoint.
    — Q.ai - Powering A Personal Wealth Movement, Forbes, 7 Mar. 2023
  • The railroads — hollowed out by years of corporate cost cutting — were buckling in the face of a surge of demand.
    — Peter S. Goodman, New York Times, 2 June 2024
  • The company is famous for its creative but ruthless approach to cost cutting.
    — Patrick George, The Atlantic, 10 Oct. 2025
  • Many of those companies have seen drops in their stock price in the last year, prompting deep cost cutting, including layoffs.
    — Chris Isidore, CNN, 12 July 2023
  • Unilever shot down the offer amid concerns about corporate culture, cost cutting, and short-term focus.
    — Louis Biscotti, Forbes, 24 Jan. 2025
  • And a month into 2024, tech companies have entered a new phase of cost cutting.
    — Mike Isaac, New York Times, 30 Jan. 2024
  • The show aired its first three seasons on TNT before it was scrapped at the network in a cost cutting move.
    — Joe Otterson, Variety, 7 May 2024
  • The cost cutting is one of the first major moves since D’Amaro became chief executive last month.
    — Meg James, Los Angeles Times, 14 Apr. 2026
  • Jassy’s tenure has been defined by layoffs and cost cutting — moves that pleased Wall Street investors but rankled some staff.
    — Byspencer Soper and Bloomberg, Fortune, 19 Oct. 2024
  • The audio streaming service hit the milestone during a quarter of streamlining and cost cutting.
    — Jacob Kastrenakes, The Verge, 25 Apr. 2023
  • Because no matter what the economy is doing, products like locks are essential—not the kind of things that fall victim to cost cutting.
    — Brett Owens, Forbes.com, 2 Apr. 2025
  • That is expected to lead to another round of cost cutting, with major changes expected across divisions.
    — Ted Johnson, Deadline, 30 July 2024
  • Mixing in more, or different ones, gives the impression of innovation, not cost cutting.
    — Yasmin Tayag, The Atlantic, 7 Oct. 2025
  • That’s yet another burden to the tens of thousands of people who have already been laid off due to rampant cost cutting across the tech and startup ecosystem.
    — Byjessica Mathews, Fortune, 4 Aug. 2023
  • With no higher priority than the short-term stock price, C-suites turn to extensive cost cutting and other quick fixes.
    — Peter Georgescu, Forbes, 2 Dec. 2024
  • Once stable jobs and industries have succumbed to the churn of economic globalization and cost cutting.
    — Margaret O’Mara, Foreign Affairs, 1 Nov. 2022
  • The fix for Dine Brands does not start with another marketing campaign or another round of cost cutting.
    — Jim Osman, Forbes.com, 6 Sep. 2025
  • Walgreens also booked a $306-million pre-tax charge for opioid claims and some costs tied to cost cutting and an acquisition.
    — BostonGlobe.com, 28 Mar. 2023
  • While the overall design of the Honda cabin is typical of the brand, there are definitely signs of cost cutting here.
    — Sam Abuelsamid, Forbes, 22 Feb. 2024
  • That might surprise some leaders who’ve opted to scale back hiring middle managers to promote efficiency and cost cutting.
    — Joseph Abrams, Fortune, 25 July 2023
  • Ad revenues are down throughout the media industry, prompting cost cutting and in some cases layoffs across many companies.
    — Chris Isidore, CNN, 12 May 2023
  • Despite layoffs and cost cutting, officials said that TSU could once again run out of money by May.
    — Adam Tamburin, Axios, 22 Jan. 2025

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