retrenchment
noun
re·trench·ment
ri-ˈtrench-mənt 
: reduction, curtailment
specifically
: a cutting of expenses
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This retrenchment is influenced by legal and political pressures, as well as a changing regulatory landscape.
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Solange Charas, Forbes, 19 Jan. 2025
Or perhaps predation would simply run rampant as American retrenchment reduced the price on malign behavior.
—Hal Brands, Foreign Affairs, 27 May 2024
Even in moments of retrenchment or seeming reversal, progress has found a way.
—John Hope Bryant, TIME, 23 Jan. 2025
Diversity Equity and Inclusion (DEI) initiatives have been in retrenchment for the last couple of years, but 2025 is starting with a serious downturn.
—Nancy Doyle, Forbes, 14 Jan. 2025
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Solange Charas, Forbes, 19 Jan. 2025
Or perhaps predation would simply run rampant as American retrenchment reduced the price on malign behavior.
—Hal Brands, Foreign Affairs, 27 May 2024
Even in moments of retrenchment or seeming reversal, progress has found a way.
—John Hope Bryant, TIME, 23 Jan. 2025
Diversity Equity and Inclusion (DEI) initiatives have been in retrenchment for the last couple of years, but 2025 is starting with a serious downturn.
—Nancy Doyle, Forbes, 14 Jan. 2025
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“Retrenchment.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/retrenchment. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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