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as in belt-tightening
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as in curtailment
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Recent Examples of retrenchment
Sahm warned that if tariffs and weak job growth persist, today’s resilience could turn into tomorrow’s retrenchment.
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Eva Roytburg, Fortune, 29 Aug. 2025
The trend reflects national retrenchment from downtown areas, as remote work and suburban preferences reshape office demand.
—Phillip Molnar, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 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
The retrenchment has also led to a loss of something else: reporters and columnists at local news organizations who decades ago regularly focused on their local media as a beat.
—Corey Hutchins, The Conversation, 23 July 2025
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Eva Roytburg, Fortune, 29 Aug. 2025
The trend reflects national retrenchment from downtown areas, as remote work and suburban preferences reshape office demand.
—Phillip Molnar, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 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
The retrenchment has also led to a loss of something else: reporters and columnists at local news organizations who decades ago regularly focused on their local media as a beat.
—Corey Hutchins, The Conversation, 23 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for retrenchment
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Chatter in the market revolved around the reasons for the downturn – rising competition from streaming platforms, consumer belt-tightening and hesitance on the part of investors and studios – as well as possible solutions.—
Liz Shackleton,
Deadline,
24 Sep. 2025
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Newly single Lionsgate has cut around 50 jobs company-wide, or approximately 5 percent of its workforce, in its latest belt-tightening effort, The Hollywood Reporter has confirmed.—
Etan Vlessing,
HollywoodReporter,
18 Sep. 2025
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What’s left of it was led, at least for a while, by a 29-year-old White House appointee who helped craft Project 2025, the right-wing blueprint that broadly calls for the curtailment of civil rights enforcement.—
J. David McSwane,
ProPublica,
18 Oct. 2025
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In past shutdowns, that has led to the closures of hundreds of national parks and museums, the curtailment of veterans' services, the suspension of health inspections, the postponement of immigration hearings and a slew of other impacts.—
Kevin Breuninger,
CNBC,
26 Sep. 2025
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Palace are not outstanding at making cutback chances or converting them, and are very reliant on Munoz.—
Liam Tharme,
New York Times,
31 Oct. 2025
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The Saints tied it on a short screen pass from Caden Jones to Bey who made a slick cutback before reaching the end zone for a 15-yard scoring play with 24 seconds remaining in the half to tie it 21-21.—
Steve Fryer,
Oc Register,
25 Oct. 2025
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And while Starbucks’ store format is expensive to upkeep, customers have become less willing to pay higher prices for its drinks since the COVID pandemic and ongoing economic downturn.—
Eleanor Pringle,
Fortune,
4 Nov. 2025
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Hosiery and underwear, meanwhile, saw a large downturn in Q3—sales dropped to $80 million, down more than 22 percent year on year.—
Meghan Hall,
Sourcing Journal,
3 Nov. 2025
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That’s because plyometrics involve quick movements and concentric (shortening) and eccentric (lengthening) muscle contractions.—
Jenny McCoy,
SELF,
24 Oct. 2025
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The doctor shortage was already acute and is contributing to a shortening of the lifespans of rural Americans, says Alan Morgan, CEO of the National Rural Health Association.—
NPR,
NPR,
15 Oct. 2025
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“Retrenchment.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/retrenchment. Accessed 8 Nov. 2025.
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