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as in belt-tightening
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as in curtailment
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Recent Examples of retrenchment
Philanthropy alone cannot fill the gap left by public retrenchment.
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John Drake, Forbes.com, 28 May 2025
Given the laissez-faire shift across tech and government over the past couple of years, conditions could be setting up for another cycle of retrenchment.
—Dade Hayes, Deadline, 2 June 2025
From expansion to retrenchment — and a record-breaking annual loss
After years of flag-planting in foreign territories, a long period of retrenchment under Gent’s successor Arun Sarin began.
—Ian King, CNBC, 28 May 2025
In all, the moves represent a retrenchment from the U.S. role in spreading democracy beyond its borders.
—Christine Fernando, Los Angeles Times, 12 May 2025
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John Drake, Forbes.com, 28 May 2025
Given the laissez-faire shift across tech and government over the past couple of years, conditions could be setting up for another cycle of retrenchment.
—Dade Hayes, Deadline, 2 June 2025
From expansion to retrenchment — and a record-breaking annual loss
After years of flag-planting in foreign territories, a long period of retrenchment under Gent’s successor Arun Sarin began.
—Ian King, CNBC, 28 May 2025
In all, the moves represent a retrenchment from the U.S. role in spreading democracy beyond its borders.
—Christine Fernando, Los Angeles Times, 12 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for retrenchment
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The cost estimate, provided to The Times on Monday by the county chief executive office, will necessitate more belt-tightening for a government that’s running out of notches.—
Rebecca Ellis,
Los Angeles Times,
24 June 2025
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Then there is the entertainment industry at large, which has been in a belt-tightening mode resulting in multiple rounds of layoffs, most recently at Disney and Paramount Global.—
Rosy Cordero,
Deadline,
24 June 2025
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Vallas’ insistence on elevating the payouts to survivors of police violence and the criminal justice reform measures aimed at the curtailment of civil rights abuses to a greater level of concern than the police abuses of power that our city is unfortunately known for is nothing short of shameful.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
24 June 2025
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Sending that power to eastern China instead of wasting it would help State Grid meet Xi’s promise to shrink curtailment to less than 5 percent in all regions by 2020.—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
10 Jan. 2019
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The latest cutbacks include considerable de-layering and an emphasis on reducing the number of managers.—
Dade Hayes,
Deadline,
2 July 2025
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However, amid the administration’s chaotic cutbacks in the federal government, spearheaded by Tesla CEO Elon Musk, markets slid.—
Emma Burleigh,
Fortune,
27 June 2025
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Unlike fiat currency, gold and silver reserves cannot be printed or expanded to stimulate economic growth during downturns.—
Luciano Duque,
The Orlando Sentinel,
5 July 2025
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Yet, equity markets are running on hopes of central bank easing and a belief that political leaders will swerve at the last moment, appearing to ignore the risk of a significant economic downturn, according to Bank of America.—
Ganesh Rao,
CNBC,
4 July 2025
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For flakiness, there are still those who swear that shortening makes for the flakiest pie crust, which, more widely known by the brand name Crisco, is a solid fat made from primarily soybean and palm oils.—
Carolynn Carreño,
Los Angeles Times,
29 June 2025
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In 2019, during Trump's first term, China's Ministry of Education warned students about visa issues in the U.S., with rising rejection rates and shortening of visas.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
30 May 2025
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“Retrenchment.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/retrenchment. Accessed 12 Jul. 2025.
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