retrenchment
noun
re·trench·ment
ri-ˈtrench-mənt 
: reduction, curtailment
specifically
: a cutting of expenses
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In Sierra Leone, the recent USAID stop-work order has resulted in the closure of clinics, staff retrenchments and the suspension of essential services such as HIV testing, treatment and care.
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The Dial, 10 Apr. 2025
Perhaps it will be said that this moment was one of overreach followed by retrenchment before a new advance.
—Chris Stirewalt, The Hill, 7 Feb. 2025
But the Communist Party’s newspaper, The China Daily, and other official media publish almost daily articles quoting European, Latin American and African officials as saying that China will emerge as the big winner of Trump’s retrenchment in the global arena.
—Andres Oppenheimer, Miami Herald, 19 Mar. 2025
With a potential retrenchment period on tap for the Milwaukee Brewers, a force in the NL Central for years now, the Reds smell an opening.
—Tony Blengino, Forbes, 3 Dec. 2024
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The Dial, 10 Apr. 2025
Perhaps it will be said that this moment was one of overreach followed by retrenchment before a new advance.
—Chris Stirewalt, The Hill, 7 Feb. 2025
But the Communist Party’s newspaper, The China Daily, and other official media publish almost daily articles quoting European, Latin American and African officials as saying that China will emerge as the big winner of Trump’s retrenchment in the global arena.
—Andres Oppenheimer, Miami Herald, 19 Mar. 2025
With a potential retrenchment period on tap for the Milwaukee Brewers, a force in the NL Central for years now, the Reds smell an opening.
—Tony Blengino, Forbes, 3 Dec. 2024
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“Retrenchment.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/retrenchment. Accessed 30 Apr. 2025.
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