retrenchment
noun
re·trench·ment
ri-ˈtrench-mənt 
: reduction, curtailment
specifically
: a cutting of expenses
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In an age of globalisation (albeit one in apparent retrenchment), styles that once developed in isolation have now largely converged.
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James Horncastle, New York Times, 15 May 2025
Foreign production incentives have hobbled Los Angeles’ production economy, which has been ailing after COVID-19 pandemic shutdowns, labor strikes and a retrenchment by traditional entertainment companies after losing billions of dollars on streaming services to compete with Netflix.
—Meg James, Los Angeles Times, 5 May 2025
Nor can military force alone prevent Iranian retrenchment.
—Dana Stroul, Foreign Affairs, 2 Apr. 2025
But attendance dwindled in recent decades, and St. Peter was part of an extensive retrenchment by the Hartford Archdiocese, being merged with two other parishes into the Divine Providence parish in 2017.
—Don Stacom, Hartford Courant, 25 Mar. 2025
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James Horncastle, New York Times, 15 May 2025
Foreign production incentives have hobbled Los Angeles’ production economy, which has been ailing after COVID-19 pandemic shutdowns, labor strikes and a retrenchment by traditional entertainment companies after losing billions of dollars on streaming services to compete with Netflix.
—Meg James, Los Angeles Times, 5 May 2025
Nor can military force alone prevent Iranian retrenchment.
—Dana Stroul, Foreign Affairs, 2 Apr. 2025
But attendance dwindled in recent decades, and St. Peter was part of an extensive retrenchment by the Hartford Archdiocese, being merged with two other parishes into the Divine Providence parish in 2017.
—Don Stacom, Hartford Courant, 25 Mar. 2025
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“Retrenchment.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/retrenchment. Accessed 24 May. 2025.
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