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belt [belt]
1. a strip of leather, canvas, or webbing that is worn around the waist.
2. to restrict by placing a circular binding around an area.
belt
Epidemiology A popular term for any broad geographical region with an ↑ incidence of a particular disease. See AIDS belt, Asian esophageal cancer belt, Cancer seat, Goiter belt, Lymphoma belt, Stroke belt Public health See Seat belt.
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The group said they were having to adapt quickly to significant changes in customer shopping patterns as consumers tightened belts amid the economic slump.
Sainsbury's profit boost by Daily Record (Glasgow, Scotland)
The group said it was having to adapt quickly to significant changes in customer shopping patterns as consumers tightened belts amid the economic downturn.
Supermarket bucks the trend and reports 13% rise in profits by Daily Post (Liverpool, England)
The group said it was having to adapt quickly to significant changes in customer shopping patterns as consumers tightened belts amid the economic downturn.
Sainsbury's defies gloom with 13.3% profits hike by The Journal (Newcastle, England)
 
 
 
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