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as in belt-tightening
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as in curtailment
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Recent Examples of retrenchment
Consumption can also suffer as a layoff cycle builds even among those who do not lose their jobs, which typically shows up as a dent to consumer confidence and general consumer retrenchment.
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Jeffrey Schulze, Forbes, 16 Sep. 2024
The retrenchment doesn’t surprise Susan Shelley, a spokesperson for the Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Assn., the group founded by the author of Proposition 13 and a principal opponent of Proposition 5.
—Liam Dillon, Los Angeles Times, 4 Oct. 2024
Although authority over immigration technically resided with the federal government, during the Reagan years, federal retrenchment began shifting enforcement authority to suburbs and other localities.
—Becky Nicolaides / Made By History, TIME, 15 Aug. 2024
Chevron’s announcement also comes amid a flurry of layoffs and corporate retrenchments in the Bay Area’s high-tech industry, which have contributed to the state’s having the nation’s highest unemployment rate.
—Dan Walters, The Mercury News, 7 Aug. 2024
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The belt-tightening plan also included the shuttering of Paramount Television Studios — which produces Prime Video’s Reacher, Apple’s Time Bandits — with shows moving to sister label CBS Studios.Erik Hayden, The Hollywood Reporter, 15 Oct. 2024
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The company announced a series of belt-tightening measures and production delays on Friday, as the strike of 33,000 workers has added to Boeing’s litany of problems.Elodie Mazein, Fortune, 15 Oct. 2024
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However, a provision in the drafted groundwater permit states that Mirasol would have to abide by a drought curtailment.Bianca Moreno-Paz, Austin American-Statesman, 12 Feb. 2024
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While in California, curtailment reached 2.4 million megawatt-hours of wind and solar output in 2022, 95% of it being solar.Rob van Straten, Forbes, 31 Oct. 2024
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Under this option, a large share of Lower Basin cutbacks would be based on the seven-reservoir storage capacity, recent hydrology and voluntary contributions from the two basins.Sharon Udasin, The Hill, 20 Nov. 2024
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Advertisement There have been persistent disagreements about how triggers for water cutbacks should be determined and how those reductions should be apportioned.Ian James, Los Angeles Times, 20 Nov. 2024
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With the 10-year yield close to a key psychological level of 4.5%, there is concern that another move higher could lead to a downturn in the stock market.Jesse Pound, CNBC, 20 Nov. 2024
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The Trump and Biden administrations both responded to the downturn with multiple rounds of stimulus aid, dispatching checks to American homes.Daniel de Visé, USA TODAY, 15 Nov. 2024
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It’s expected that an increase in revenue sharing — an increase of at least 50 percent — and a second bye week, as well as additional shortening of the offseason program, would rank among player requests.Mike Jones, The Athletic, 30 Apr. 2024
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Always dry thoroughly, heat on the stovetop until completely dry, and apply a thin layer of oil or shortening.Katie Rosenhouse, Southern Living, 5 Nov. 2024
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“Retrenchment.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/retrenchment. Accessed 2 Dec. 2024.
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