retrench
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Ford said Monday it expects to take about $19.5 billion in charges, mainly tied to its electric-vehicle business, a massive hit as the automaker retrenches in the face of sinking EV demand.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 15, 2025
As the industry retrenches, diversity officers and programs have also faced cuts.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 30, 2023
Venture capitalists are pouring billions of dollars into AI start-ups, even as the rest of the tech funding ecosystem retrenches.
From Washington Post • Mar. 21, 2023
The researchers found that in mice, which normally eat at night and sleep during the day, the size of the liver expands by nearly half after dark and then retrenches come daylight.
From New York Times • Jun. 12, 2017
In adoration, Fenelon retrenches all fear that nothing but love may subsist, and Mme.
From Lectures on the true, the beautiful and the good by Cousin, Victor
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