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retrenchment

[ri-trench-muhnt] / rɪˈtrɛntʃ mənt /










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India's IT services sector - the country's largest graduate employer with eight million workers - is in active retrenchment.

From BBC • Mar. 29, 2026

The retrenchment from Amazon is part of a broader move by Saks to pare back its businesses as it restructures.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 2, 2026

They think the stocks’ retrenchment is an opportunity to buy Blue Owl, KKR and Ares Management.

From Barron's • Jan. 21, 2026

Allen’s move marks a significant retrenchment after spending more than $1 billion to load up on stations in small and medium-sized markets.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 8, 2025

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