retrenchment
noun
re·trench·ment
ri-ˈtrench-mənt 
: reduction, curtailment
specifically
: a cutting of expenses
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In a year defined by corporate retrenchment, adaptations weren’t treated as opportunities but lifeboats — and the spirit of play never fully reached screens big or small in the end.
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Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 19 Dec. 2025
These talking points, which have been embraced by Republicans and Democrats alike, call on nationalism to reboot an industry withered by decades of retrenchment.
—Colin Jones, New Yorker, 18 Dec. 2025
The profound consequences of this year’s retrenchments will be felt for years to come.
—Alice Park, Time, 15 Dec. 2025
His decision to withdraw from Afghanistan in 1989 is now seen as an important element in the story of Soviet retrenchment and, eventually, the Soviet Union’s imperial collapse.
—Sergey Radchenko, Foreign Affairs, 4 Dec. 2025
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Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 19 Dec. 2025
These talking points, which have been embraced by Republicans and Democrats alike, call on nationalism to reboot an industry withered by decades of retrenchment.
—Colin Jones, New Yorker, 18 Dec. 2025
The profound consequences of this year’s retrenchments will be felt for years to come.
—Alice Park, Time, 15 Dec. 2025
His decision to withdraw from Afghanistan in 1989 is now seen as an important element in the story of Soviet retrenchment and, eventually, the Soviet Union’s imperial collapse.
—Sergey Radchenko, Foreign Affairs, 4 Dec. 2025
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“Retrenchment.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/retrenchment. Accessed 27 Dec. 2025.
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