retrenchment
noun
re·trench·ment
ri-ˈtrench-mənt 
: reduction, curtailment
specifically
: a cutting of expenses
Examples of retrenchment in a Sentence
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The global financial system led to enormous deleveraging and retrenchment of banks from overseas markets.
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Mike O'Sullivan, Forbes, 30 Mar. 2024
For the first time in the post–Cold War era, establishing the desirability of retrenchment might be the easy part.
—Stephen Wertheim, Foreign Affairs, 14 Feb. 2024
Perry credited the decision to disruptions wrought by recent advancements in AI technology, but a more logical explanation is the downturn in production caused by a retrenchment in streaming wars and the ongoing effects of Hollywood labor disputes.
—Todd Longwell, Variety, 7 Mar. 2024
And there’s news of an EV retrenchment—both by major automakers and from policymakers in Washington D.C.
—Justin Worland, TIME, 1 Mar. 2024
Even Barack Obama, a president wholly committed to American retrenchment, was compelled to come to Iraq’s defense when terrorist organizations threatened its sovereignty, even at the expense of his primary foreign-policy pledge to get America out of Iraq.
—Noah Rothman, National Review, 23 Jan. 2024
Super Micro Computer is in expansion mode and appears to be steering against the tide of tech industry cutbacks and retrenchments in the Bay Area.
—George Avalos, The Mercury News, 12 Feb. 2024
England has taken a step in the right direction, but America’s inaction and retrenchment is a catapult backward–and a costly one.
—Roy Swan, Fortune, 15 Jan. 2024
The ongoing retrenchment of the tech sector continues to shove vacancy rates higher in Silicon Valley.
—George Avalos, The Mercury News, 2 Jan. 2024
Mike O'Sullivan, Forbes, 30 Mar. 2024
For the first time in the post–Cold War era, establishing the desirability of retrenchment might be the easy part.
—Stephen Wertheim, Foreign Affairs, 14 Feb. 2024
Perry credited the decision to disruptions wrought by recent advancements in AI technology, but a more logical explanation is the downturn in production caused by a retrenchment in streaming wars and the ongoing effects of Hollywood labor disputes.
—Todd Longwell, Variety, 7 Mar. 2024
And there’s news of an EV retrenchment—both by major automakers and from policymakers in Washington D.C.
—Justin Worland, TIME, 1 Mar. 2024
Even Barack Obama, a president wholly committed to American retrenchment, was compelled to come to Iraq’s defense when terrorist organizations threatened its sovereignty, even at the expense of his primary foreign-policy pledge to get America out of Iraq.
—Noah Rothman, National Review, 23 Jan. 2024
Super Micro Computer is in expansion mode and appears to be steering against the tide of tech industry cutbacks and retrenchments in the Bay Area.
—George Avalos, The Mercury News, 12 Feb. 2024
England has taken a step in the right direction, but America’s inaction and retrenchment is a catapult backward–and a costly one.
—Roy Swan, Fortune, 15 Jan. 2024
The ongoing retrenchment of the tech sector continues to shove vacancy rates higher in Silicon Valley.
—George Avalos, The Mercury News, 2 Jan. 2024
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“Retrenchment.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/retrenchment. Accessed 19 Apr. 2024.
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