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to change the way things are done in order to spend less money
When the economy slowed, the company was forced to retrench.
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Recent Examples of retrenched
Super Micro Computer is in growth mode at a time when some tech companies have retrenched in the Bay Area, while others are seeking larger new office spaces.
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George Avalos, Mercury News, 22 Jan. 2026
But the business has retrenched recently.
—Michael Butler, Miami Herald, 9 Oct. 2025
George Avalos, Mercury News, 22 Jan. 2026
But the business has retrenched recently.
—Michael Butler, Miami Herald, 9 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for retrenched
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In all, the fees were reduced by about $620,000 through automatic waivers and other savings, said Andrea Osgood, Eden Housing’s chief of real estate development.—
Stephen Hobbs,
Sacbee.com,
28 Jan. 2026
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This population has been reduced by vehicle strikes and by animals sustaining rodenticide poisoning over the past decades.—
Steve Scauzillo,
Daily News,
28 Jan. 2026
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Splitting those 36 counties into three slices helps to show how the homebuying burden has changed from 2025’s fourth quarter to not-so-recent lows in buying’s financial burden – a decade-plus ago, just after the Great Recession slashed prices.—
Jonathan Lansner,
Oc Register,
31 Jan. 2026
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In California, lawmakers responded to the local news crisis with a series of efforts that have been killed off or slashed down.—
Ethan Baron,
Mercury News,
28 Jan. 2026
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With the benefit of hindsight, analysts and investors have blamed much of Kraft Heinz’s downward spiral on the brutal cost-cutting strategy imposed after the merger.—
Amelia Lucas,
CNBC,
31 Jan. 2026
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Beijing has spent decades growing its trade ties and bankrolling projects in the region, to boost transportation links and cut energy costs – cementing its own influence along the way.—
Simone McCarthy,
CNN Money,
31 Jan. 2026
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While the short-term base rate decreased thanks to cuts from the Fed last year, analysts are widely expecting the base rate to decrease at a slower pace in the New Year.—
Eleanor Pringle,
Fortune,
12 Jan. 2026
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When eccentricity decreased, the climate shifted toward drier conditions.—
Stefanie Waldek,
Space.com,
12 Jan. 2026
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The result was pared-back yet undeniably cool, proving that chic often lies in the simplest acts of layering.—
Laura Jackson,
Vogue,
28 Jan. 2026
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Unlike a gas range, induction options are much more sleek and pared-back, giving your kitchen more visual space.—
Helena Madden,
Martha Stewart,
28 Jan. 2026
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As digital distractions, from texting, social media, breaking news, work, and more, increasingly encroach on our lives, our average attention span — the length of time a person is able to concentrate mentally on a specific activity — has shrunk.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
29 Jan. 2026
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The light is then guided using ultra-precise mirrors and reflected off a mask containing the pattern for one layer of the chip, which is then shrunk and projected onto a silicon wafer.—
Kai Nicol-Schwarz,
CNBC,
29 Jan. 2026
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Saturday's loss dropped the Red Wolves into a 10th-place tie with Louisiana-Lafayette in the Sun Belt standings.—
Michael Harley,
Arkansas Online,
1 Feb. 2026
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On December 11th, Binance dropped its fees for certain crypto trades if they were conducted in USD1.—
David D. Kirkpatrick,
New Yorker,
31 Jan. 2026
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“Retrenched.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/retrenched. Accessed 2 Feb. 2026.
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