Retrench

The word retrench has appeared in 15 Times articles over the past year, including in a June 11, 2009 article ❋ Unknown (2010)

And in your view, are you going to continue with a lot of your niche publications or do you think that you are going to retrench -- in other words, what are your plans for some of these publications? ❋ Unknown (2008)

And what concerns me is, is that the United States of America will become fatigued when it comes to fighting off tyrants, or say it's too hard to spread liberty, or use the excuse that just because freedom hadn't flourished in parts of the world, therefore it's not worth trying, and that, as a result, we kind of retrench and lose confidence in our -- the values that have made us a great nation in the first place. ❋ Unknown (2008)

WSJ Reporter Liz Rappaport reports moves by banks retrench by announcing layoffs and cutting costs across the board, including Credit Suisse and UBS. ❋ Margot Patrick (2011)

But the modest rise will do little to dispel fears that the manufacturing sector—and the economy as a whole—is heading for recession as U.K. consumers retrench and demand wilts in other countries facing their own economic problems. ❋ Alex Brittain (2011)

"There has never been an EU before this one and if this one has significant issues and needs to retrench, I don't know what that means for Midwest manufacturers." ❋ David Benoit (2011)

But as banks retrench—Charlotte, N.C.-based Bank of America is planning 30,000 job cuts in coming years—and compete for a shallow pool of eligible borrowers, a reduced flow of credit threatens to mire a soft economy. ❋ Liz Rappaport (2011)

Most prime customers simply retrench and deal with it, but I've had several conversations with subprime customers who know they are going to lose the house. ❋ Unknown (2009)

"As our competitors retrench, this creates additional opportunities for us to continue to take market share." ❋ David Enrich (2012)

In environments of financial repression, businesses are keener to retrench than recommit their time, energy and capital to new projects. ❋ Kevin Warsh (2011)

Analysts expect Morgan's fourth-quarter earnings, due out next month, to suffer from soft trading volumes in the fixed-income and commodities markets, as investors retrench amid fears about Europe's debt crisis. ❋ Liz Rappaport (2011)

The economy is being hit as consumers and businesses retrench at the same time as the government pushes through its own spending cuts to reduce its annual borrowings. ❋ Alex Brittain (2011)

In Asia, many central banks have been tightening policy to fight inflation, weighing on businesses just as key export markets retrench. ❋ Sudeep Reddy (2011)

First the Chinese do not need to retrench to make the Yuan rise. ❋ Unknown (2010)

AMR insists it won't retrench from its five market hubs, but some analysts say its American Airlines will have to get smaller to thrive. ❋ Unknown (2011)

If corporations remain conservative, or retrench further, it will be another drag on the U.S. economy, which grew at less than a 1% annual rate in the first half of the year. ❋ Vipal Monga (2011)

After a long flight back to Arizona, the coaching staff decided to retrench with a back-to-basics practice approach after the team lost four of its final six games following a 7-3 start. ❋ Unknown (2009)

While I do my best to answer (or forget the question altogether), I think I may retrench and revisit John Ashbery's Other Traditions: the poets profiled in this book of Ashbery's lectures wouldn't be at all out of place in Bolano's novel. ❋ Unknown (2009)