retrench

Example Sentences

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It even stands to benefit if consumers retrench.

From Barron's • Mar. 25, 2026

CVS Chief Executive David Joyner said in an interview that the Oak Street business needs to retrench, after coming under pressure from higher medical costs and regulatory changes in the Medicare business.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 29, 2025

Rickey would rather they retrench into a nostalgia tour of laughs and revelry — he’s even found the tan Chrysler LeBaron they used to ride in.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 11, 2025

"If consumers retrench... the entire economy is going to go down with it," he said.

From BBC • Mar. 18, 2025

Would it not be better to retrench all the pomp and luxury of greatness, than miserably to support them by means so low and shameful?

From A Philosophical Dictionary, Volume 10 (of 10) From "The Works of Voltaire - A Contemporary Version" by Fran?ois-Marie Arouet (AKA Voltaire)