retrenchment
noun
re·trench·ment
ri-ˈtrench-mənt 
: reduction, curtailment
specifically
: a cutting of expenses
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Washington’s Looming Middle Eastern Quagmire The war in Gaza, American overstretch, and the case for retrenchment.
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Salam Fayyad, Foreign Affairs, 10 June 2024
The retrenchment mirrors similar cuts around the country as safety-net health centers feel the effects of states purging their Medicaid rolls.
—Tribune News Service, Twin Cities, 8 June 2024
The inward-looking nature of the ceremony also felt like a strategic retrenchment.
—Alison Willmore, Vulture, 11 Mar. 2024
And now, after two consecutive years of decline in LGBTQ+ representation, the industry seems poised for yet another retrenchment as the backlash rolls in.
—Matt Brennan, Los Angeles Times, 6 June 2024
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Salam Fayyad, Foreign Affairs, 10 June 2024
The retrenchment mirrors similar cuts around the country as safety-net health centers feel the effects of states purging their Medicaid rolls.
—Tribune News Service, Twin Cities, 8 June 2024
The inward-looking nature of the ceremony also felt like a strategic retrenchment.
—Alison Willmore, Vulture, 11 Mar. 2024
And now, after two consecutive years of decline in LGBTQ+ representation, the industry seems poised for yet another retrenchment as the backlash rolls in.
—Matt Brennan, Los Angeles Times, 6 June 2024
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“Retrenchment.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/retrenchment. Accessed 4 Jul. 2024.
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