retrenchment
noun
re·trench·ment
ri-ˈtrench-mənt 
: reduction, curtailment
specifically
: a cutting of expenses
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The recent retrenchment on the political left and center may set back the cause of trans equality — and equal protection more broadly.
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Anthony D. Romero, Twin Cities, 6 Dec. 2024
Songs of a Lost World, the band’s latest album, is a towering achievement, a perfect retrenchment in a year full of furtive attempts at similarly nostalgic measures, of artists rehashing past glories and hit songs liberally borrowing old licks.
—Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 3 Dec. 2024
Advocates of restraint may hope that American retrenchment will compel like-minded countries to step forward.
—Hal Brands, Foreign Affairs, 27 May 2024
Europeans will certainly grouse about a partial U.S. retrenchment.
—Sumantra Maitra, Foreign Affairs, 4 Nov. 2024
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Anthony D. Romero, Twin Cities, 6 Dec. 2024
Songs of a Lost World, the band’s latest album, is a towering achievement, a perfect retrenchment in a year full of furtive attempts at similarly nostalgic measures, of artists rehashing past glories and hit songs liberally borrowing old licks.
—Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 3 Dec. 2024
Advocates of restraint may hope that American retrenchment will compel like-minded countries to step forward.
—Hal Brands, Foreign Affairs, 27 May 2024
Europeans will certainly grouse about a partial U.S. retrenchment.
—Sumantra Maitra, Foreign Affairs, 4 Nov. 2024
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“Retrenchment.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/retrenchment. Accessed 30 Dec. 2024.
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