retrenchment
Example Sentences
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But on a grand scale, expect a period of retrenchment as companies reassess which targets are worth pursuing and which patients are most likely to benefit.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 12, 2026
The results arrived as the film industry looks for signs of a rebound, amid concerns about the broader shift to streaming and an ongoing retrenchment in Hollywood following strikes and the pandemic.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 23, 2026
India's IT services sector - the country's largest graduate employer with eight million workers - is in active retrenchment.
From BBC ● Mar. 29, 2026
They think the stocks’ retrenchment is an opportunity to buy Blue Owl, KKR and Ares Management.
From Barron's ● Jan. 21, 2026
I have not spent my time studying the problem of “race”—“race” itself is just a restatement and retrenchment of the problem.
From "Between the World and Me" by Ta-Nehisi Coates
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