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as in belt-tightening
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as in curtailment
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Recent Examples of retrenchment
Corruption is a driver of democratic retrenchment, political instability, civil strife, transnational crime, and human rights abuses.
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Casey Michel, Foreign Affairs, 8 Aug. 2025
The retrenchment follows years of expansion across the continent during which the grocery store became Africa’s top food retailer in around 15 countries.
—semafor.com, 6 Aug. 2025
Those cuts mark a retrenchment after the hiring spree those companies went on after the pandemic, while an abundance of workers are vying for the remaining jobs, said Allison Shrivastava, an economist at Indeed Hiring Lab.
—Shannon Pettypiece, NBC news, 2 Aug. 2025
Yet in a country that needs renewal rather than retrenchment, this kind of politics tends to generate perpetual crises—which have, in turn, caused the party to make a series of shambolic climbdowns that have eroded its credibility.
—Oliver Eagleton, Time, 5 July 2025
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Casey Michel, Foreign Affairs, 8 Aug. 2025
The retrenchment follows years of expansion across the continent during which the grocery store became Africa’s top food retailer in around 15 countries.
—semafor.com, 6 Aug. 2025
Those cuts mark a retrenchment after the hiring spree those companies went on after the pandemic, while an abundance of workers are vying for the remaining jobs, said Allison Shrivastava, an economist at Indeed Hiring Lab.
—Shannon Pettypiece, NBC news, 2 Aug. 2025
Yet in a country that needs renewal rather than retrenchment, this kind of politics tends to generate perpetual crises—which have, in turn, caused the party to make a series of shambolic climbdowns that have eroded its credibility.
—Oliver Eagleton, Time, 5 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for retrenchment
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Just as major Hollywood studios are in a moment of belt-tightening, so too are soundstage operators, which are making tough choices about locations to keep during a film and TV production slowdown and facilities that could be cut loose.—
Erik Hayden,
HollywoodReporter,
20 Aug. 2025
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That’s led officials to pursue a string of belt-tightening measures.—
Kate Armanini,
Chicago Tribune,
5 Aug. 2025
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The move to question Europe’s harsh CO2 curtailment rules coincides with Trump Administration efforts to terminate rules based on the case that CO2 is a danger to public health These rules form the basis for U.S. greenhouse gas regulations.—
Neil Winton,
Forbes.com,
27 Aug. 2025
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The curtailment of academic freedom, the deportation of foreign students, the banning of protests: all of this is being done under the pretext of protecting Jews, who alone are entitled to protections that other groups apparently don’t merit.—
Eyal Press,
New Yorker,
18 Aug. 2025
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Faulk is one of the greatest NFL running backs ever, capable of slicing a defensive tackle’s heart out with a cutback and embarrassing a linebacker on a swing pass.—
Troy Renck,
Denver Post,
20 Aug. 2025
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Smith skips away from the covering Alexis Mac Allister and pulls a cutback towards the penalty spot.—
Liam Tharme,
New York Times,
17 Aug. 2025
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Sometimes a market-wide downturn will drag a Best Stock down into the depths with it.—
Josh Brown,Sean Russo,
CNBC,
8 Sep. 2025
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Outside of health care and social assistance, a sector in which job growth seems to be unaffected by over-all trends, the downturn in hiring extended across large parts of the economy, with fewer than half of all private-sector industries adding jobs last month.—
John Cassidy,
New Yorker,
8 Sep. 2025
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The fit is superb, with just a little more room needed below the knee for my aforementioned calves, a slight shortening of the sleeves, and a reduction of the jacket’s center seam to account for my concave back.—
Eric Twardzik,
Robb Report,
6 Sep. 2025
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In contrast, traditional flour tortillas are typically made with white flour, water, a source of fat like vegetable shortening, lard, or oil, salt, and leavening agents like baking powder.—
Jillian Kubala,
Health,
2 Sep. 2025
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“Retrenchment.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/retrenchment. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.
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