retrench

Example Sentences

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The redundancies are indicative of a larger retrenching across the entertainment industry, as executives refocus on profits, after years in which many traditional media firms spent heavily to launch streaming platforms and win subscribers.

From BBC

"Tech corrected very hard last year and it's already discounted for some sort of recession, given that it has accepted that it has to cut headcount and retrench a little bit," said Stimpson.

From Reuters

As banks and other investors retrench because of the turmoil, Ms. Puil and fellow entrepreneurs are finding that borrowing and raising money are more difficult and expensive.

From New York Times

“Our goal is to retrench,” Keith told me, “gentrify with our people.”

From Los Angeles Times

And just as some employers have started to retrench, more people are looking for jobs.

From New York Times