retrench
Example Sentences
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It even stands to benefit if consumers retrench.
From Barron's
“However, higher inflation expectations will be meaningless if employers still hold the cards in wage setting and their customers retrench,” he added.
From Barron's
The company, already retrenching this year, disclosed that it expects to lose between 1.3 million and 1.4 million Medicare Advantage members.
Medicare Advantage has also been a key growth driver for the insurers in the past, but the industry has been retrenching recently.
The company has also retrenched in Medicare, getting out of unprofitable areas.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.