retrenchment
Example Sentences
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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
Warner Bros.’ sale comes amid widespread retrenchment in the entertainment industry and could lead to further industry downsizing.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 7, 2026
A history of solid gains in December should also provide support, particularly given the market’s notable November retrenchment.
From Barron's • Nov. 24, 2025
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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