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Treasury yields slipped back, with 10-year yields falling to 3.43% as eyes drift to next week's Fed policy meeting and the assumption the central bank will downsize its latest rate rise to 25 basis points.

From Reuters • Jan. 25, 2023

The company will downsize its residential solar business, SolarCity, that it bought two years ago, Reuters reports.

From Washington Post • Jun. 25, 2018

He will join the team in time to oversee the massive changes for 2014, when the engines will downsize from the current V8s to V6 1.6 litre turbo charged units.

From The Guardian • Feb. 25, 2013

This week it announced it will downsize its operation, shedding staff to focus on making personal appeals to unbound delegates.

From Time • Mar. 30, 2012

Next year he will downsize, closing his downtown branch on Lafayette Street, and in mid-December Christie’s will auction about 300 lots from his homes and stores.

From New York Times • Oct. 7, 2010