retrenchments

Definition of retrenchmentsnext
plural of retrenchment

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downturns
Noun
  • While recent market jitters have rattled investors, Kotowski said private credit managers have historically emerged stronger from downturns because of their longer-term capital structures.
    Hugh Leask, CNBC, 17 Mar. 2026
  • America's wine industry is grappling with one of its most painful downturns in decades as younger consumers cut back on drinking and baby boomers age out of the market — reshaping alcohol habits nationwide.
    Deirdre Bardolf, FOXNews.com, 12 Mar. 2026
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“Retrenchments.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/retrenchments. Accessed 20 Mar. 2026.

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