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Ms. Velez’s Patti exudes a warmth undergirded by a fierce desire to protect her son, and a pleading hope to persuade Nelson that retrenchment is the only path forward.

But given trade tensions and America’s retrenchment from the world, Doshi said, “that seems very tenuous.”

The Twitter layoffs was among the earliest in a series of retrenchments among tech firms to cut costs.

The move furthers Allen’s retrenchment after a $1-billion buying spree in recent years.

“They’re not wrong to be afraid. I think they’re wrong to be as afraid as they are because it’s a retrenchment, and it’s a retrenchment following a gigantic expansion.”