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retrenchment

[ri-trench-muhnt] / rɪˈtrɛntʃ mənt /










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“I think we’ll see some type of retrenchment, and then there’ll be continued upside based on the fundamentals and the fact that there’s so much capex being deployed,” Patti said.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 10, 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

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.

From The Wall Street Journal • Sep. 26, 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




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