Definition of retrenchment
: reduction, curtailment;
specifically
: a cutting of expenses
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But Latin America, a region of more than 600 million people, is suffering its own retrenchment.
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In other states, policy retrenchment depresses political activity.
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The costs from its retrenchment programme have hurt profits; annual pre-tax income fell by 62% to £67m ($89m) for the year ending March 31st.
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After years of retrenchment, investors are expecting companies to deliver billions of dollars in free cash flow, buoyed by rising oil prices and stringent cost cuts.
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Not in terms of hate and retrenchment and digging it.
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Scaling back: Bloomberg looks at the latest retrenchment by U.S. automakers, whittling down the number of vehicles offered.
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Drastic fiscal retrenchment in return for rescue loans contributed to economic free fall.
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House Democrats were sharply critical of his tenure and focused on his retrenchment from enforcement actions.
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First Known Use of retrenchment
circa 1600
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