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Accompanying the merger were major deals like Trey Parker and Matt Stone’s five-year, $1.5 billion contract to produce 50 more episodes of South Park, as well as some belt-tightening under the new ownership.
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Tim Lammers, Forbes.com, 7 Sep. 2025
School officials have pursued a string of belt-tightening measures, including eliminating more than 400 staff positions in July.
—Kate Armanini, Chicago Tribune, 4 Sep. 2025
Just as major Hollywood studios are in a moment of belt-tightening, so too are soundstage operators, which are making tough choices about locations to keep during a film and TV production slowdown and facilities that could be cut loose.
—Erik Hayden, HollywoodReporter, 20 Aug. 2025
Carlo Allegri | Reuters Amazon is shuttering its research lab in Shanghai focused on artificial intelligence development, the latest belt-tightening move by the e-commerce and cloud computing giant.
—Annie Palmer, CNBC, 23 July 2025
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Tim Lammers, Forbes.com, 7 Sep. 2025
School officials have pursued a string of belt-tightening measures, including eliminating more than 400 staff positions in July.
—Kate Armanini, Chicago Tribune, 4 Sep. 2025
Just as major Hollywood studios are in a moment of belt-tightening, so too are soundstage operators, which are making tough choices about locations to keep during a film and TV production slowdown and facilities that could be cut loose.
—Erik Hayden, HollywoodReporter, 20 Aug. 2025
Carlo Allegri | Reuters Amazon is shuttering its research lab in Shanghai focused on artificial intelligence development, the latest belt-tightening move by the e-commerce and cloud computing giant.
—Annie Palmer, CNBC, 23 July 2025
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“Belt-tightening.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/belt-tightening. Accessed 14 Sep. 2025.
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